Arecaceae

Laccosperma (G.Mann & H.Wendl.) Drude

First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 35: 635 (1877)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield & N. Uhl & C. Asmussen & W.J. Baker & M. Harley & C. Lewis, Genera Palmarum. The evolution and classification of palms. 2008
  • T.C.H Sunderland, A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) in Phytotaxa 51. 2012

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • J. Dransf. in K.B. 37: 455 (1982)
  • O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 729 (1891)
  • in Bot. Zeit. 35: 632, 635 (1877)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 2, 2024 Nkefor, J. [NK 458] Cameroon K001417639 Yes
Nov 30, 2023 Mpandzou, A.L. [481] Congo, Republic of the K000010474 Yes
Mar 13, 1997 Sunderland, T.C.H; Njingum, D. [1799] Equatorial Guinea K:SPC-70046.000 No
Nov 8, 1995 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1707] Cameroon K:SPC-64214.000 No
Breteler, F.J. [1560] Cameroon K000527223 Yes
Luke, W.Q.R.; J.P. [10637Z] Congo, Republic of the K001871371 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1708] Cameroon K:SPC-62145.000 No
Sunderland, T.C.H.; Njingum, D. [1882] Cameroon K:SPC-64230.000 No
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Sambolah, G.; Cherif, P.; Traore, M.K.; Kamgar, A. [13701] Liberia K001666896 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [10180] Cameroon K001394550 Yes
Harris, D.J. [4230] Central African Republic K000526717 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3363] Central African Republic K000526709 Yes
Ridley [s.n.] Nigeria K000526620 Yes
Harris, D.J. [2469] Cameroon K:SPC-63056.000 No
Harris, D.J. [3306] Central African Republic K000526707 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3660] Cameroon K000085698 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [2303] Cameroon K000462828 Holotype Yes
Soyeaux [155] Gabon K000522457 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [9726] Cameroon K000085695 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1737] Cameroon K000522393 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3398] Central African Republic K000526714 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [2048] Cameroon K:SPC-64052.000 No
Sunderland, T.C.H.; Njingum, D. [1926] Cameroon K:SPC-64054.000 No
Harris, D.J. [3365] Central African Republic K000526712 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3360] Central African Republic K000526713 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3386] Central African Republic K000526716 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3358] Central African Republic K000526710 Yes
Njingum, Dinga [003] Cameroon K000526719 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3739] Cameroon K001412700 Yes
Ridley [34] Ghana K000707163 No
Harris, D.J. [3742] Cameroon K000085691 Yes
Cheek, M. [5062] Cameroon K000085694 Yes
Harris, D.J. [5706] Central African Republic K000667955 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3366] Central African Republic K000526711 Yes
Harris, D.J. [4232] Central African Republic K000526715 Yes
Linder [1228] Liberia K000526626 Yes
Deighton, J.C. [2593] Sierra Leone K000522456 Yes
Deighton, J.C. [2593] Sierra Leone K000522455 Yes
Hepper; Maley, J. [8214] K000526628 Yes
Otedoh, M.; Tuley, P. [7254] Nigeria K000526621 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3305] Central African Republic K000526708 Yes
Njingum, Dinga [010] Cameroon K000526718 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0