Arecaceae
Kosi palm
Raphia australis
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Raphia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Kosipalm
- Arabic
- رافية جنوبية
- Chinese
- 澳洲象鼻棕, 南非酒椰
- English
- Kosi palm, Giant palm, Rafia
- Tsonga
- Milala
Photos
Photo: Purves, M., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brita Lomba, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gill Richard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ian Alexander, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Pinecone palmRaphia taedigeraArecaceae
- Raphia regalisArecaceae
- Raphia monbuttorumArecaceae
- Raphia africanaArecaceae
- Raphia laurentiiArecaceae
- Long-flowered raffia palmRaphia longifloraArecaceae
- Raphia palma-pinusArecaceae
- Raphia ruwenzoricaArecaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.