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Laccosperma secundiflorum
Also called Rattan Palm
Laccosperma secundiflorum, the gao, is a species of rattan palm found in the Dzangha-Sangha tropical forests of Cameroon and elsewhere in West Africa. 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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Laccosperma secundiflorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
