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Laccosperma secundiflorum

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Identification
Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum H.Wendl. [family PALMAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Laccosperma secundiflorum (P.Beauv.) Kuntze [family PALMAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum
  • Calamus secundiflorus
  • Laccosperma secundiflorum
Common name
  • bukétao (AS fide JMD) hu ba (JB) hu ba (JB) ka likut (JB) ka likut (JB) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Guinea-Bissau) tambem-hadje (JDES) tamben-hadje (EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tambendjom (indef.) (EPdS) tambindjom-ô (def.) (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • palmier-asperge (Walker), rotin (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • large rattan (Sierra Leone, Deighton); large Benin rattan (Nigeria, Dalziel)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Information

Entry for Laccosperma secundiflorum (P Beauv.) O K’tze [family PALMAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 4
Names
Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum (P Beauv.) Wendl. [family PALMAE]
Laccosperma secundiflorum (P Beauv.) O K’tze [family PALMAE]
Common names
English large rattan (Sierra Leone, Deighton); large Benin rattan (Nigeria, Dalziel). French palmier-asperge (Walker), rotin (Berhaut). SENEGAL: DIOLA bukétao (AS fide JMD) hu ba (JB) hu ba (JB) ka likut (JB) ka likut (JB) GUINEA-BISSAU: FULA-PULAAR (Guinea-Bissau) tambem-hadje (JDES) tamben-hadje (EPdS) MANDING-MANDINKA tambendjom (indef.) (EPdS) tambindjom-ô (def.) (JDES)
Uses
(cabbage, young shoot) Food: general (sap) Drink: water/sap (young shoot) Medicines: vermifuges (cabbage) Medicines: heart (cane, leaf) Products: building materials (cane) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (cane) Products: household, domestic and personal items (cane) Products: pastimes-carving, musical instruments, games, toys, etc.
Products
english: Large rattanenglish: Rattan, largeenglish: Large Benin rattanenglish: Rattan, large Beninfrench: Palmier-aspergefrench: Rotin
Description
A climbing palm of great length of stem to 35 m or more long by up to 3 cm diameter enclosed in spiny leaf-sheaths; common in wet forest; from Senegal to S Nigeria, and extending over the Congo basin.The stem yields a potable sap (6, 17). The cabbage (ter
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 41, 42, 80, 81, 92, 108, 111, 112, 128. 2. Anon. 1, K. 3. Anon. 4, K. 4. Anon. 5, K. 5. Ayewoh FHI .3853, K. 6. Berhaut, 1988: 74–77, as Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum (Beauv.) Wendl. 7. Dalziel, 1937: 495, as A. secundiflorum We
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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