Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Raphia vinifera | Order Arecales Genus Raphia Rank Species | |
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Similar Raphia farinifera, Raphia australis, Raffia palm, Calamoideae, Daemonorops | ||
Raphia vinifera, the West African piassava palm, bamboo palm or West African bass fibre is a palm tree species in the genus Raphia. It is native to Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Ghana, and Democratic Republic of the Congo ( = Zaire = Congo-Kinshasa). It is particularly abundant along the creeks of Niger Delta, Cross River, Lagos and Ikorodu in Nigeria.
The nut contains bitter oil, which has the property of stupefying fish.
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