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Sagus farinifera Gaertn.
Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 186 (1791)
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl.
Lustgården 31-32: 88 (1952)

Sagus farinifera (Raphia farinifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at UH Hilo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl.
Lustgården 31-32: 88 (1952)
Synonymy: 13
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Raffia palm, East African wine palm, Bamenda raphia, Madagascar raphia palm, Raphia palm
ARABIC ( لعربية ): نخل الرافية
CATALAN (Català): Ràfia
CHINESE (中文): So mu, Kuang lang
ESPERANT (Esperanto): Rafio
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Madagaskari raffiapalm
FRENCH (Français): Palmier de Mayotte, Palmier à raffia, Raphia
GEORGIAN (ქართული): რაფია
GERMAN (Deutsch): Bastpalme, Raphiapalme
IRISH (Gaeilge): Raifia
ITALIAN (Italiano): Palma rafia, Rafia
JAPANESE (日本語): Rafia-yashi
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Rafija, Didžialapė rafija
POLISH ( Polski): Rafia
PORTUGUESE (Português): Ráfia, Palmeira ráfia
ROMANIAN (Română): Rafie
RUSSIAN (Русский): Рафия пальма, Рафия
SPANISH (Español): Rafia
SWAHILI ( Kiswahili): Rutoro, Muwala, Mwale
TURKISH (Türkçe): Rafya
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Рафія, Рафія пальма
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Winowa palma


20749 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at UH Hilo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012. (Raphia farinifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Frond at UH Hilo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012. (Raphia farinifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20747 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit with sign at UH Hilo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012. (Raphia farinifera) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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