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Raphia vinifera
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Raphia vinifera, the West African piassava palm, bamboo palm or West African bass fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is particularly abundant along the creeks of Niger Delta, Cross River, Lagos and Ikorodu in Nigeria.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Raphia vinifera
- Slug
- raphia-vinifera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Raphia
- Species
- vinifera
- Wikidata QID
- Q163473
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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