leuconostoc palmae leuconostoc palmae leuconostoc palmae is a gram-positive, non-spore-forming and facultatively anaerobic bacterium from the genus of leuconostoc which has been isolated from palm wine from senegal. leuconostoc palmae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: lactobacillales family: lactobacillaceae genus: leuconostoc species: l. palmae binomial name leuconostoc palmaeehrmann et al. 2009 type strain cip 110077, dsm 21144, jcm 16944, lmg 24510, tmw 2.694