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Species id: | 111960 |
Image id: | 21 |
Image number: | 25198 |
Photographer: | J Stevens |
Picture label: | Katanga Province, DRC Aug 2012 Photo: Jos Stevens |
Code 1 if image of a herbarium specimen: | 0 |
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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 id: | 74866 |
Date: | 07 Aug 2012 |
Recorder(s): | J Stevens |
Collector(s): | |
Determiner(s): | J Stevens |
Confirmer(s): | MG Bingham |
Herbarium: | |
Habitat: | |
Location: | Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC |
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Outing code: | |
Planted code: | Not planted |
Country: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Quarter Degree Square: | 0922B4 |
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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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