raffia palm vs Raffia ruffia

raffia palm and Raffia ruffia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
raffia palm	Yes	No	No	No
Raffia ruffia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, raffia palm and Raffia ruffia are synonyms defined as:

raffia palm and Raffia ruffia: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks

Other synonyms of raffia palm include Raffia farinifera.

raffia palm (noun)	Raffia ruffia (noun)
a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks	a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks