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Laccospadix
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| Laccospadix | |
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| In the Herberton Range National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Linospadicinae |
| Genus: | Laccospadix H.Wendl. & Drude[2] |
| Species: | L. australasicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Laccospadix australasicus H.Wendl. & Drude[1]
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Laccospadix is a monotypic genus—i.e. a genus that contains only one species—in the palm family Arecaceae. The sole described species is Laccospadix australasicus, commonly called Atherton palm or mountain mist palm, which is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Description
[edit]Laccospadix australasicus is a small feather-leaved palm that may be solitary or clustering, in the former the trunks will grow to around 10 cm (3.9 in) diameter while clustering plants are closer to 5 cm (2.0 in). The trunks may be dark green to almost black at the base, lightening with age, and conspicuously ringed by leaf scars. They will reach up to 8 m (26 ft) in height while the suckering varieties grow to about 3.5 m (11 ft). They have six to eight pinnate leaves emerging erect with a slight arch, reaching up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long. The leaflets are long and narrow with pointed tips, glossy green above and paler underneath, and they reach up to 40 cm (16 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) wide.[3][4][5]
The inflorescence is an unbranched spike up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, emerging from within the leaf crown. It carries both pistillate (functionally female) and staminate (functionally male) flowers, both with three petals and three sepals. The fruit is a red, slightly ovoid drupe about 16 mm (0.6 in) long and 8 mm (0.3 in) wide. It has a smooth epicarp and a thin fleshy mesocarp and contains a single yellowish seed about 12 mm (0.5 in) long.[3][4][5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in eastern Queensland between Cooktown and Townsville, at altitudes from 100 to 1,600 m (330 to 5,250 ft). It inhabits mountain rainforest, where it grows as an understory plant, most often on granite-based soils.[6][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Laccospadix australasica H.Wendl. & Drude". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Laccospadix H.Wendl. & Drude". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ a b Jones, David L. (1993). Palms in Australia. Sydney: Reed. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0 7301 0007 3.
- ^ a b c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Laccospadix australasicus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-9581742-1-3.
- ^ "Search: species: Laccospadix australasicus | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
External links
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- Laccospadix on NPGS/GRIN
- Fairchild Guide to Palms: Laccospadix
- GBIF portal
- Plantsystematics.org with images
- Photos at PACSOA
