Aiphanes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| iAiphanes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
See text. |
Aiphanes is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae, native to tropical regions of South and Central America and also the Caribbean. There are between 23-38 species in the genus, depending on taxonomic interpretation. Common names include ruffle palm and macaw palm. They are small to medium-sized palms, growing to 3-12 m tall, noted for their very spiny leaves.
- Selected species
- Aiphanes acanthophylla
- Aiphanes aculeata
- Aiphanes caryotifolia
- Aiphanes corallina
- Aiphanes erosa
- Aiphanes lindeniana
- Aiphanes truncata
