Dictyosperma

Dictyosperma album

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Unplaced Areceae
Genus: Dictyosperma
Species: D. album

Name

Dictyosperma H.Wendl. & Drude, Linnaea 39: 181 (1875).

• Type species: Dictyosperma album (Bory) H.L. Wendl. & Drude ex Scheff.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Dicrosperma W.Watson, Gard. Chron., n.s., 24: 362 (1885), orth. var.
  • Linoma O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 7: 123 (1917).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Wendland, H. & Drude, C.G.O. 1875. Linnaea 39: 181

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Dictyosperma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Dictyosperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Dictyosperma. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Dictyosperma. Accessed: 1 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dictyosperma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.