Arecaceae
Raphia

Raphia sudanica A.Chev.

First published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 95 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to N. Cameroon. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Russell in Kew Bull. 19: 182, figs. 3A, 5B.
  • in Mém. Soc. Bot. Fr. 2, 8: 95 (1908)
  • in Rev. Bot. Appliq. 12: 206 (1932)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 2004 Bayton, R., P. [70] Burkina Faso K:SPC-64661.000 No
Mar 31, 2004 Bayton, R.P. [64] Burkina Faso K:SPC-64662.000 No
Mar 31, 2004 Bayton, R.P.; AmadÚ OuÚdraogo [64] Burkina Faso K000211686 No
Mar 31, 2004 Bayton, R.P.; AmadÚ OuÚdraogo; Paulin Ouoba [70] Burkina Faso K000211687 No
Tomlinson, P.B. [511] Ghana K000452237 Yes
Tomlinson [s.n.] Ghana K000526818 No
Stanfield, D.P. [FHI54314] Nigeria K000707200 Yes
Glanville, R.R. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000526825 No
Brunt, M. [477] Cameroon K000452236 Yes
Ake-Assi [9235] K000526817 No
Small, D. [500] Sierra Leone K000707201 Yes
Stanfield, D.P. [FHI54313] Nigeria K000526824 No
Ridley [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000526820 No
Jordan, H.D. [1049] Sierra Leone K000452229 Yes
Otedoh, M.; Nneji, C. [7511] K000522263 Yes
Barter [s.n.] K000526822 No
Ridley [s.n.] K000526821 No
Aké Assi, L. [9115] Cote d'Ivoire K000452232 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7505] Nigeria K000526823 No
Tomlinson, P.B. [511] Ghana K000452238 Yes
Juley, P. [s.n.] Nigeria K000526826 No
Small, D. [500] Sierra Leone K000452230 Yes
Vigne, C. [3462] Ghana K000452233 Yes
Otedoh, M. [7510] Nigeria K000707198 Yes
Vigne, C. [3462] Ghana K000452234 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [1049] Sierra Leone K000707196 No
Jordan, H.D. [1049] Sierra Leone K000707202 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [1049] Sierra Leone K000707199 Yes
Hall, J.B. [2040] Ghana K000452235 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [508] Sierra Leone K000452228 Yes
Aké Assi, L. [9115] Cote d'Ivoire K000452231 Yes
Vigne [3462] Ghana K000526819 No
Otedoh, M. [7508] K000522264 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0