| Laccosperma robustum (Burret) J. Dransf. |
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| Protologue : Kew Bull. 37(3): 457 (1982) |
| Information on the genus : Laccosperma |
| Basionym : Ancistrophyllum robustum Burret |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Ancistrophyllum robustum Burret (1942) |
| Neoancistrophyllum robustum (Burret) Rauschert (1982) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Stems to 30-45 m long, circular in cross-section; leaves up to 3.5 m long; cirrus 1.5-2 m long; leaflets 45-65 on each side of the rachis, linear-lanceolate, equidistant or inequidistant depending of the level of the rachis, conspicuously pendant; inflorescences poorly known; flowers 1 cm long and 2,5-3 mm wide; fruits oblong-obovoid, 1.2-1.5 cm long and 0.8-1.2 cm in diameter. |
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| Ecology : |
This species grows commonly in forest gaps and disturbed areas; it is present equally in seasonally-inundated or non-inundated areas. |
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Frequently confused with other large diameter species of Laccosperma (L. acutiflorum, L. secundiflorum) from which it can be distinguished by its pendant (vs. horizontally arranged) leaflets. |
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Laccosperma robustum is a common species distributed from SE Nigeria to the Central Congo Basin. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- SOSEF & AL (2006). Check-list des Plantes Vasculaires du Gabon. : 320
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Strelitzia 22: 173 (2008).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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