Eremospatha

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Eremospatha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Calamoideae
Tribe: Lepidocaryeae
Genus: Eremospatha
(G. Mann & H. Wendl.) H. Wendl. [1]

Eremospatha is a genus of climbing flowering plants in the palm family found in tropical Africa. [2] These rattans are uncommon in cultivation and poorly understood by taxonomists. Closely related to Laccosperma , they are differentiated by the near complete absence of bracts and bracteoles. [3] The name is from Greek meaning "without a spathe".

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Description

The slender, high-climbing trunks are naturally clustering and can reach up to 45 m in length. The pinnate leaves range from 30 cm to 2.5 m on short, armed petioles; the rachis, leaf margins and cirri are also armed with spines. They are hermaphroditic, with both male and female reproductive organs present in each flower. The pale blooms are fragrant and produce a red to brown, scaly fruit, each containing one to three seeds. [4]

Distribution and habitat

These palms are native to the rain forest of west Africa, the Congo Basin, and to Tanzania where they grow in swamps and alongside rivers.

Species

Accepted species: [2] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ H.A. Wendland, Kerchove de Denterghem, Les Palmiers 244. 1878
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Uhl, Natalie W. and Dransfield, John (1987) Genera Palmarum - A classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore. Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press. ISBN   0-935868-30-5 / ISBN   978-0-935868-30-2
  4. ↑ Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN   0-88192-558-6 / ISBN   978-0-88192-558-6
  5. ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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