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Raphia farinifera
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Image details:
| Species id: | 111960 |
| Image id: | 20 |
| Image number: | 25197 |
| Photographer: | J Stevens |
| Picture label: | Katanga Province, DRC 2009 Photo: Jos Stevens |
| Code 1 if image of a herbarium specimen: | 0 |
| Herbarium in which image taken: | |
| Code 1 if image not to be displayed: | 0 |
| Image notes: | This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs. |
Record details:
| Record id: | 74865 |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Recorder(s): | J Stevens |
| Collector(s): | |
| Determiner(s): | J Stevens |
| Confirmer(s): | MG Bingham |
| Herbarium: | |
| Habitat: | |
| Location: | Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC |
| Location code(s): | |
| Outing code: | |
| Planted code: | Not planted |
| Country: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Quarter Degree Square: | 0922B4 |
| Grid reference: | |
| FZ Divisions (Flora Zambesiaca): | |
| Current administrative provinces: | |
| Altitude (metres): | 1050 |
| Notes: | This Raphia farinifera occurs in our region many along swampy streams. An extremely useful palm: the fruits offer a highly valued oil for preparing food, the tree provides the best of all palm wines and with the sturdy stems of the very long leaves, people make beds, chairs, sofas, tables and toys. The petioles also serve in making roofs. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | -9.317561,22.931994 |
| Location accuracy code: | 4 |
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