Raphia taedigera

Raphia taedigera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Calamoideae
Tribus: Lepidocaryeae
Subtribus: Raphiinae
Genus: Raphia
Species: Raphia taedigera

Name

Raphia taedigera (Mart.) Mart., 1838

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sagus taedigera Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 54 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Metroxylon taedigerum (Mart.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 139 (1825).
  • Raphia vinifera var. taedigera (Mart.) Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 287 (1881).
• Heterotypic
  • Raphia nicaraguensis Oerst., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1858: 52 (1859).
  • Raphia vinifera var. nicaraguensis (Oerst.) Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 555 (1882).
  • Raphia aulacolepis Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 742 (1942).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Tropical Africa Brazil North; Colombia; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Panam Continental: Africa Regional:Tropical Africa Cameroon; Nigeria; References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Martius, C.F.P. von , 1838. Historia Naturalis Palmarum 3:217.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Raphia taedigera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Raphia taedigera. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 13 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Raphia taedigera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Raphia taedigera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Dec. 2018.

Vernacular names

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