Raffia

The raffia is a fiber coming from the sheets of a Palmier the Raffia ruffia (Raffia will farinifera) originating in Madagascar. the sheets can reach 25m on 4m.

The raffia is a fiber very solid Textile, rope S, bonds and furnishing fabric. With Madagascar, it is used for example to manufacture the Jabo-landy.

List species

This kind includes/understands 20 species of palm tree.
  • Raffia africana Otedoh, J. Inst Nigerian. Oil Res. Palm 6 (22): 156 (1982).
  • Raffia australis Oberm. & Strey, Bothalia 10:29 (1969).
  • Raphia will farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl., Lustgården 31-32: 88 (1952).
  • Raffia gentiliana De Wild., Miss. EM. Laurent: 29 (1905).
  • Raffia hookeri G.Mann & H.Wendl., Trans. Flax. Plowshare London 24:438 (1864).
  • Raffia laurentii De Wild., Miss. EM. Laurent: 26 (1905).
  • Raphia will longiflora G.Mann & H.Wendl., Trans. Flax. Plowshare London 24:438 (1864).
  • Raffia mambillensis Otedoh, J. Inst Nigerian. Oil Res. Palm 6 (22): 163 (1982).
  • Raffia mannii Becc., Agric. Colonist. 4: T. VI, F. 8-9 (1910).
  • Raffia matombe De Wild., Bull. Jard. Club-footed. State 5:144 (1916).
  • Raffia monbuttorum Drude, Club-footed. Jahrb. Syst. 21:111 (1895).
  • Raffia palma-pinus (Gaertn.) Hutch. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Too much. Afr. 2:387 (1936).
  • Raffia regalis Becc., Webbia 3:125 (1910).
  • Raffia rostrata Burret, Notizbl. Club-footed. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12:307 (1935).
  • Raffia ruwenzorica Otedoh, J. Inst Nigerian. Oil Res. Palm 6 (22): 148 (1982).
  • Raffia sese De Wild., Miss. EM. Laurent: 28 (1905).
  • Raffia sudanica A.Chev., Bull. Club-footed plowshare. France 55 (8): 95 (1908).
  • Raphia will taedigera (Mart.) Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:217 (1838).
  • Raffia textilis Welw., Apont.: 584 (1858 publ. 1859).
  • Raphia will vinifera P.Beauv., Fl. Oware 1:77 (1806).

Homonymy

Raffia is the Greek name of the Palestinian city Rafah.

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