Arecaceae
Laccosperma

Laccosperma acutiflorum (Becc.) J.Dransf.

First published in Kew Bull. 37: 456 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sunderland, T.C.H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). Phytotaxa 51: 1-76.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • T.C.H Sunderland, A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) in Phytotaxa 51. 2012

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Couvreur, T.L.P. & Sunderland, T.C.H. (2022). Flore du Cameroun 44: 1-138. Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique (Mesres), Yaoundé.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sunderland, T.C.H. (2012). A taxonomic revision of the rattans of Africa (Arecaceae: Calamoideae). Phytotaxa 51: 1-76.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 22, 2006 Cheek, M.; Sebsebe; Drecore; Belinga; Condon; Yasuda; Ameka [11158] Cameroon K000209115 Yes
Jun 22, 2006 Cheek, M.; Victor; Martin [11675] Cameroon K000209114 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9345] Cameroon K000025708 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Chipp [643] Ghana K000522400 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Gledhill [339] Sierra Leone K000522403 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Gledhill [339] Sierra Leone K000522402 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Morakinyo [1000] Nigeria K000522401 Yes
Dec 1, 2000 Dransfield, J. [7001] Cameroon K000522314 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1855] Cameroon K000522316 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum; Crisantos Obama [1907] Equatorial Guinea K000522318 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Mukete Wilfred; Betafor Maurice; Nkefor Joseph [1714] Cameroon K000522313 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1926] Cameroon K000522315 Yes
Jan 31, 2000 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1882] Cameroon K000522317 Yes
Jun 16, 1999 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Dinga Njingum [1764] Cameroon K000525833 Yes
Nov 8, 1995 Sunderland, T.C.H.; Mukete Wilfred; Betafor Maurice; Nkefor Joseph [1707] Cameroon K000522319 Yes
van Gemerden [110] Cameroon K000526689 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [2064] Sierra Leone K000526618 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [2064] Sierra Leone K000526619 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [2064] Sierra Leone K000526617 Yes
Couvreur, T.L.P.; Sonke, B., Faye, A., Kamdem, G.N. [375] Cameroon K000707290 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H. [s.n.] Cameroon K000526688 Yes
Sunderland, T.C.H.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. [2263] Ghana K000522267 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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