Native to Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 25, 2006

Location

Madagascar (Tsimbazaza Zoological and Botanical Park)

Location Remarks

Rue Kasanga Fernand, Ambohidahy section of Antananarivo.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Not collected.

June 29, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Tanga (Amani)

-5.098333, 38.625278

Location Remarks

East UsambaraMountains. Amani Nature Reserve.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

July 17, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Zanzibar (Kiembesamaki)

-6.2025, 39.205556

Location Remarks

Jozani Forest to Paje Rd

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Raphia

Specific Epithet

farinifera

Authorship

(Gaertn.) Hyl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#333,268 of 335,497

Top 100%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →