Laccosperma

Laccosperma
Laccosperma acutiflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Calamoideae
Tribe: Lepidocaryeae
Subtribe: Ancistrophyllinae
Genus: Laccosperma
(G. Mann & H. Wendl.) Drude
Species
  • Laccosperma acutiflorum
  • Laccosperma korupensis
  • Laccosperma laeve
  • Laccosperma opacum
  • Laccosperma robustum
  • Laccosperma secundiflorum

Laccosperma is a clustering genus of flowering plant in the Palm family (Arecaceae or palmae) found in tropical Africa. Poorly studied and rarely cultivated, they are closely related to the genus Eremospatha and with it form a tribe in the subfamily Calameae characterized by dyads of hermaphrodite flowers. The genus name combines the Greek words for "reservoir" and "seed".