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Raffia Palm The Raffia palms (Raphia) are a genus of twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, especially Madagascar, with one species (R. taedigera) also occurring in Central and South America. They grow up to 16 m tall and are remarkable for their compound pinnate leaves, the longest in the plant kingdom; leaves of R. regalis up to 25.11 m long[1] and 3 m wide are known. The plants are either monocarpic, flowering once and then dying after the seeds are mature, or hapaxanthic, with individual stems dying after fruiting but the root system remaining alive and sending up new stems. This plant holds the world record for "longest leaves" for its leaves that can reach 65 feet long.

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About the Raffia Palm

Its leaves, the largest among Palms, are pinnate, up to 9-10 m long, at times reaching out as tall as 20 m, erect, apically recurved, borne on the stem top by large and rigid petioles bearing a margin extremely spiny at the base [..]

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Tropical Island Products Ltd.

Tropical Island Products Ltd. is a leader in the export of raffia from the Tropical Island of Madagascar.

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About Raffia Palm in Wikipedia

Raffia fibres have many uses, especially in the area of textiles and in construction. In their local environments, they are used for ropes, sticks and supporting beams, and various roof coverings are made out of its fibrous branches and leaves.

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What is Raffia

A large palm tree grows leaves that can be stripped and dried to create raffia strands.

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