Desmoncus orthacanthos
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| Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart. |
Desmoncus orthacanthos is a spiny, climbing palm native to Trinidad and Tobago and tropical South America. Stems grow clustered together, and are 2-12 m long and 1.5-2 cm in diameter. Stems, leaf sheaths and often leaves are covered with black spines up to 6 cm long.[1]
Desmoncus orthacanthos is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.[2] The stems are used for basket weaving.[1]
[edit] Synonymy
- Homotypic synonyms[3]
- Atitara orthacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
- Heterotypic synonyms[4]
- Desmoncus horridus Splitg. ex Mart.
- Desmoncus longifolius Mart.
- Desmoncus lophacanthos Mart.
- Desmoncus rudentum Mart.
- Desmoncus major Crueg. ex Griseb.
- Desmoncus ataxacanthus Barb.Rodr.
- Desmoncus palustris Trail
- Desmoncus melanacanthos Mart. ex Drude
- Desmoncus orthacanthos var. mitis Drude
- Desmoncus orthacanthos var. trailianus Drude
- Desmoncus macrocarpus Barb.Rodr.
- Atitara ataxacantha (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze
- Atitara chinantlensis (Liebm. ex Mart.) Kuntze
- Atitara drudeana Kuntze
- Atitara horrida (Splitg. ex Mart.) Kuntze
- Atitara major (Crueg. ex Griseb.) Kuntze
- Atitara palustris (Trail) Kuntze
- Desmoncus cuyabaensis Barb.Rodr.
- Desmoncus prostratus Lindm.
- Atitara cuyabaensis (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
- Atitara lophacantha (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
- Atitara macrocarpa (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
- Atitara prostrata (Lindm.) Barb.Rodr.
- Atitara rudenta (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
- Desmoncus angustisectus Burret
- Desmoncus luetzelburgii Burret
- Desmoncus werdermannii Burret
- Desmoncus huebneri Burret
- Desmoncus leptochaete Burret
- Desmoncus kuhlmannii Burret
- Desmoncus myriacanthos Dugand
- Desmoncus brittonii L.H.Bailey
- Desmoncus hartii L.H.Bailey
- Desmoncus tobagonis L.H.Bailey
- Desmoncus apureanus L.H.Bailey
- Desmoncus demeraranus L.H.Bailey & H.E.Moon
- Desmoncus velezii L.H.Bailey
- Desmoncus multijugus Steyerm.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ a b Desmoncus orthacanthos. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual
- ^ Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual
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