Linospadix Explained

Linospadix is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to New Guinea and Australia.^{[1] [2]}

It contains the following species:^[1]

• Linospadix albertisianus (Becc.) Burret - New Guinea
• Linospadix apetiolatus Dowe & A.K.Irvine - Queensland
• Linospadix caninus (Becc.) Burret - Western New Guinea
• Linospadix microcaryus (Domin) Burret - Queensland
• Linospadix minor (W.Hill) Burret - Minor walking stick palm - Queensland
• Linospadix monostachyos (Mart.) H.Wendl. - Walking stick palm - Queensland, New South Wales
• Linospadix palmerianus (F.M.Bailey) Burret - Queensland

formerly included

• Linospadix leptostachys Burret = Calyptrocalyx sessiliflorus Dowe & M.D.Ferrero - Papua New Guinea

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=112570 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.