Raphia hookeri explained

Raphia hookeri is a palm species in the family Arecaceae or Palmae. It is found in Western and Central Africa, where it is locally used to make palm wine.[1] [2] It is best noted for its very long leaflets which in the subspecies R. h. gigantea, of Ghana and Ivory Coast, can be 11 ft 6 in (3.5 meters) in length, while only two inches (five centimeters) wide.[3] These are the longest leaflets known from any plant.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raphia hookeri - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide. www.palmpedia.net. en. 2018-05-12.
  2. The translocation of useful trees in African prehistory . Blench . Roger . Roger Blench . 23–26 June 2015 . Modena, Italy . 8th International Workshop for African Archaeobotany.
  3. Book: Hutchinson, John . 1931–1935 . Flora of West Tropical Africa -Volume 2 . London . Crown Agents for the Colonies . 388.

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