Plant Details

Accepted name:: Raphia hookeri G.Mann & H.Wendl. [Arecaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
de	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
dekwin	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
dekwuin	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seeds	dry seeds	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
seed		Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Raphia gigantea A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 198 (1932).
Raphia angolensis Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 83 (1899).
Raphia hookeri var. planifoliola Otedoh J. Nigerian Inst. Oil Palm Res. 6(22): 152 (1982).
Raphia hookeri var. rubrifolia Otedoh J. Nigerian Inst. Oil Palm Res. 6(22): 153 (1982).
Raphia longirostris Becc. Webbia 3: 108 (1910).
Raphia maxima Pechuël-Loesche in P.Güßfeldt, J.Falkenstein & E.Pechuël-Loesche, Loango Exped. 3(1): 155 (1882).
Raphia sassandrensis A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 12: 199 (1932).
Sagus hookeri (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Rollisson Nursery Cat. (Rollisson) 1875-1876: 59 (1875).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Raphia gigantea A Chev.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Raphia hooker	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Raphia hookeri	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Raphia hookeri G. Mann & H. Wendland	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Raphia hookeri G.Mann & H.Wendl.	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Raphia hookeri Mann & Wendl.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Raphia hookeri Menn. et Wendland	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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