Aiphanes

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Aiphanes
Aiphanes horrida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Arecoideae Tribe: Cocoeae Genus: Aiphanes Willd.[1]
Species
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.^[2]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.

Species list^[3]

• Aiphanes acaulis Galeano & R.Bernal
• Aiphanes bicornis Cerón & R.Bernal
• Aiphanes chiribogensis Borchs. & Balslev
• Aiphanes deltoidea Burret
• Aiphanes duquei Burret
• Aiphanes eggersii Burret
• Aiphanes erinacea (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.
• Aiphanes gelatinosa H.E.Moore
• Aiphanes graminifolia Galeano & R.Bernal
• Aiphanes grandis Borchs. & Balslev
• Aiphanes hirsuta Burret
• Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret
• Aiphanes leiostachys Burret
• Aiphanes lindeniana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.
• Aiphanes linearis Burret
• Aiphanes macroloba Burret
• Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret
• Aiphanes parvifolia Burret
• Aiphanes pilaris R.Bernal
• Aiphanes simplex Burret
• Aiphanes spicata Brochs. & R.Bernal
• Aiphanes stergiosii S.M.Niño, Dorr & F.W.Stauffer
• Aiphanes tricuspidata Borchs., M.Ruíz & Bernal
• Aiphanes ulei (Dammer) Burret
• Aiphanes verrucosa Borchs. & Balslev
• Aiphanes weberbaueri Burret

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