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Raphia taedigera

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Raphia taedigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Raphia
Species:
R. taedigera
Binomial name
Raphia taedigera
(Mart.) Mart.
Synonyms
  • Metroxylon taedigerum (Mart.) Spreng.
  • Raphia aulacolepis Burret
  • Raphia nicaraguensis Oerst.
  • Raphia vinifera var. nicaraguensis (Oerst.) Drude
  • Raphia vinifera var. taedigera (Mart.) Drude
  • Sagus taedigera Mart.

Raphia taedigera is a palm species in the family Arecaceae, colloquially known as yolilla in Central American Spanish.[1] It is found in parts of Western Africa, Central America and South America (north Brazil and Colombia).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Sasa, Mahmood. "Yolillales, los humedales olvidados." Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN 0034-7744) Vol. 61 (Suppl. 1): 1-4, September 2013
  2. ^ "Raphia taedigera - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide". www.palmpedia.net. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano-Garces, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1997). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0691016003.