Details of record no: 74866
Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl.
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Record details:
| Date:
| 07 Aug 2012 |
| Recorder(s): | J Stevens
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| Collector(s): | |
| Determiner(s): | J Stevens
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| Confirmer(s): | MG Bingham
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| Herbarium: | |
| Habitat:
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| Location:
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC
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| Location code(s):
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| Outing code:
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| Planted code: |
Not planted |
| Country:
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Quarter Degree Square:
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0922B4 |
| Grid reference:
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| FZ Division:
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| Altitude (metres):
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1050 |
| Notes:
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This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs. |
| Latitude, Longitude:
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-9.317561,22.931994 |
| Location Accuracy Code:
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4 |
Map of species record
Images:
Image: 21
| Species id: | 111960 |
| Image id: | 21 |
| Image number: | 25198 |
| Photographer: |
J Stevens |
Code 1 if image of a herbarium specimen: | 0 |
| Herbarium in which image taken: | |
| Code 1 if image not to be displayed: | 0 |
| Image notes: | This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs. |
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Mozambique: Individual record no: 74866: Raphia farinifera. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=74866, retrieved 23 November 2024
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