Laccospadix australasicus — a medium houseplant
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Laccospadix australasicus

Laccospadix Australasicus

Updated · 3 observations
ON THIS PLANT

Laccospadix is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm endemic to Queensland. Only one species is known, Laccospadix australasicus, commonly called Atherton palm or Queensland kentia. The two Greek words from which it is named translate to "reservoir" and "spadix".

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Laccospadix
Family
Arecaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Atherton palm en Black palm en Mountain mist palm
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Laccospadix australasicus leaf
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Laccospadix australasicus leaf
PLATE 02 · leaf