Arecaceae

Sudan raphia palm

Raphia sudanica A.Chev.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Raphia

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Sudan raphia palm: Raphia sudanica A.Chev. nl: Soedanese raffiapalm fr : Palmier raphia du Soudan mbuti (D.R. Congo) : libondo efe (D.R. Congo) : tifa kikongo (D.R. Congo) : nsaku — Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: رافية سودانية
Bambara: Ban
dag: Kpaɣu
din: Akarap
English: Sudan raphia palm, Northern raphia, Ivory Coast wine palm
French: Raphia
Hausa: Tukurwa

Synonyms

Raphia bandamensis A.Chev.
Raphia heberostris Becc.
Raphia humilis A.Chev.

Photos

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.