Sclerosperma
The genus Sclerosperma is represented by three species and consists of pleonanthic, monoecious palms, acaulescent or with very short stems; leaves irregularly pinnate or entire-bifid, conspicuously ascending; inflorescences interfoliar, solitary, spicate, often covered by a fibrous peduncular bract, bearing male and female flowers.
The genus Sclerosperma occurs from western Liberia to the tributary of the Congo River, as far east as the border region with Rwanda and southeast into Kasai Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The distribution of this genus in West Africa is quite disjunct with populations in Liberia, sowthwest Ghana and on both sides of the Nigeria-Cameroon border. A recent visit of the Tai National Park (southwest Ivory Coast) could not confirm the presence of this interesting palm.
Most species grow in the understory and are particularly adapted to low and wet swampy areas. In Ghana it is observed also in logged forest or as remnant in cocoa plantations where it grows in full sun conditions. Sclerosperma is present from sea level to 1400 m.