Raphia zamiana belongs to the taxonomically complex raphiate section.
Suzanne Mogue Kamga, Raoul Niangadouma, Fred W. Stauffer, Bonaventure Sonké, ThomasL.P. Couvreur 2018, 'Two new species of Raphia (Palmae/Arecaceae) from Cameroon and Gabon', PhytoKeyshttps://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=27175. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Raphia gabonica potentially belongs to the moniliform section.
Suzanne Mogue Kamga, Raoul Niangadouma, Fred W. Stauffer, Bonaventure Sonké, ThomasL.P. Couvreur 2018, 'Two new species of Raphia (Palmae/Arecaceae) from Cameroon and Gabon', PhytoKeyshttps://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=27175. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The oil from raphia weevil mainly contains 37.60% of palmitoleic acid and 45.46% of linoleic acid.
Womeni Hilaire Macaire, Linder Michel, Tiencheu Bernard, Mbiapo Félicité Tchouanguep,Villeneuve Pierre, Fanni Jacques, Parmentier Michel 2009, 'Oils of insects and larvae consumed in Africa: potential sources of polyunsaturatedfatty acids', Oléagineux, Corps gras, Lipideshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ocl.2009.0279. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)