Back Kosipalm Afrikaans رافية جنوبية Arabic Raphia australis CEB Raphia australis Spanish Raphia australis French Raphia australis Swedish Milala Tsonga Raphia australis Ukrainian Raphia australis Vietnamese Raphia australis WAR
| Raphia australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Raphia |
| Species: | R. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphia australis Oberm. & Strey
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Raphia australis, the giant palm or rafia, is a species of raffia palm in the family Arecaceae. It is found around Kosi Bay in southern Mozambique and northeastern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by drainage of its habitat for agriculture; it is being threatened in the Bobole Special Reserve but is more secure in the Kosi Bay area.
- ^ Matimele, H.A.; Massingue, A.O.; Raimondo, D.; Bandeira, S.; Burrows, J.E.; Darbyshire, I.; Timberlake, J. (2016). "Raphia australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T30359A85955288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T30359A85955288.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.