Raphia

In ravines and gallery forests species indicative of a south Guinean climate are present, with lianes very abundant, and species such as Raphia sudanica, Baissea multiflora, Nauclea latifolia, Dalbergia saxatilis, and Landolphia dulcis.

Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal 2008

Mangroves are sparse in the Rio Negro-Rio San Sun ecoregion along the Atlantic coast, and are primarily found in estuarine lagoons and small patches at river mouths growing in association with freshwater palm species including Raphia taedigera, which has some salt tolerance and can be considered an element of mangrove forest.

Panamá 2009

The most abundant species of palms are Astrocaryum murumuru, Raphia taedigera, Euterpe oleracea, Maximiliana regia, Oenocarpus bacaba, Jessenia bataua, Mauritia flexuosa, Manicaria saccifera, Socratea exorrhiza, and various species of Geonoma.

Marajó varzea 2008

The wetlands of the Atrato floodplain are of special interest, and Polygonum acuminatum, Montrichardia arborescens, Raphia taedigera and cativo Prioria copaifera are typical species.

Los Katíos National Park, Colombia 2008

Abundant subcanopy palm species are Welfia georgii, Socratea durissima and Iriatea gigantea and in permanently flooded areas, Raphia taedigera.

Isthmian-Pacific moist forests 2010

They extracted oils and analysed fats from Rhynchophorus phoenicis also known as the African palm weevil, and Oryctes rhinoceros (Raphia palm beetle) larvae, which were obtained live from Ilushi (on the bank of River Niger) in Edo State, Nigeria.

Nigerian Scientists Discover Pharmaceutical Potential Of Insects 2009

Of these losses, the most important was the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC, where the dissolute Pharaoh Ptolemy IV managed to beat the forces of Antiochus III, who called himself "the Great."

Eric Lurio: The Spirit of Chanukah 2009

The middle story also shows variation determined by hydrology with Klaineanthus gaboniae dominating in the drier areas, and Raphia spp. in the wetter areas (which can, in the western part of this zone, form large single-species dominant forests).

Niger Delta swamp forests 2008

Other main vegetation types are swamp vegetation with Anthocleista nobilis, Raphia hookeri and Alstonai (Pacouria) spp., and secondary forest around old villages (which were abandoned in 1946) and recently abandoned cocoa and coffee plantations.

Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon 2008

The swamp and gallery forests of Sierra Leone possess some unique plant associations that include Pterocarpus santalinoide, Napoleonaea vogelii, Uapaca heudelotii, Newtonia elliotii, Myrianthus arboreus, Cynometra vogeli, Mitragyna stipulosa and Raphia spp.

Western Guinean lowland forests 2008