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Laccosperma secundiflorum

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum or the Gao (syn. Laccosperma secundiflora) is a species of palm found in the Dzangha-Sangha tropical forests of Cameroon. It has thorny stems, which it uses to wrap around nearby trees, enabling it to grow to heights of over 30 metres. The local population harvests the trees, and uses them to make palm oil and palm wine, as well as canes (similar to rattan) for furniture, mats and baskets.
View Wikipedia Record: Laccosperma secundiflorum

Attributes

Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Height [1]  164 feet (50 m)

Predators

Bycanistes cylindricus (Brown-cheeked Hornbill)[3]
Ceratogymna atrata (Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Seed dispersal by Ceratogymna hornbills in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon, KENNETH D. WHITNEY, MARK K. FOGIEL, AARON M. LAMPERTI, KIMBERLY M. HOLBROOK, DONALD J. STAUFFER, BRITTA DENISE HARDESTY, V. THOMAS PARKER and THOMAS B. SMITH, Journal of Tropical Ecology (1998) 14:351–371
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0