Desmoncus polyacanthos

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Desmoncus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Desmoncus
Species: D. polyacanthos
Binomial name
Desmoncus polyacanthos
Mart.

Desmoncus polyacanthos is a spiny, climbing palm native to the southern Caribbean and tropical South America. Stems grow clustered together, and are 2-12 m long and 0.5-2 cm in diameter. Petioles, rachis, cirrus and peduncular bracts are covered with short, curved spines.[1] Two varieties are recognised: D. polyacanthos var. polyacanthos[2] and D. polyacanthos var. prunifer (Poepp. ex Mart.) A.J.Hend.[3]

Desmoncus polyacanthos is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.[1][4] The stems are used for baskets and sieves.[1]

[edit] Synonymy

Synonyms:

D. polyacanthos[4]
Homotypic synonyms[5]
  • Atitara polyacantha (Mart.) Kuntze


D. polyacanthos var. polyacanthos[2]
Heterotypic synonyms[6]
  • Desmoncus macroacanthos Mart.
  • Desmoncus oxyacanthos Mart.
  • Desmoncus pycnacanthos Mart.
  • Desmoncus setosus Mart.
  • Desmoncus riparius Spruce
  • Desmoncus oligacanthus Barb.Rodr.
  • Desmoncus aereus Drude
  • Desmoncus leptoclonos Drude
  • Desmoncus phengophyllus Drude
  • Desmoncus polyacanthos var. cuspidatus Drude
  • Desmoncus polyacanthos var. oxyacanthos (Mart.) Drude
  • Desmoncus pycnacanthos var. sarmentosus Drude
  • Desmoncus caespitosus Barb.Rodr.
  • Desmoncus philippianus Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara dubia Kuntze
  • Atitara macroacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Atitara oligacantha (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze
  • Atitara oxyacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Atitara phengophylla (Drude) Kuntze
  • Atitara pycnacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Atitara riparia (Spruce) Kuntze
  • Atitara setosa (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Desmoncus inermis Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara aerea (Drude) Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara caespitosa (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara inermis (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara leptoclona (Drude) Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara paraensis Barb.Rodr.
  • Atitara philippiana (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
  • Desmoncus paraensis (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
  • Desmoncus ulei Dammer
  • Desmoncus brevisectus Burret
  • Desmoncus campylacanthus Burret
  • Desmoncus dasyacanthus Burret
  • Desmoncus latisectus Burret
  • Desmoncus longisectus Burret
  • Desmoncus prestoei L.H.Bailey
  • Desmoncus peraltus L.H.Bailey
  • Desmoncus maguirei L.H.Bailey
  • Desmoncus mirandanus L.H.Bailey
  • Desmoncus duidensis Steyerm.


D. polyacanthos var. prunifer[3]
Homotypic Synonyms
  • Desmoncus prunifer Poepp. ex Mart.
  • Atitara prunifera (Poepp. ex Mart.) Kuntze


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 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. 
  2. ^ a b Desmoncus polyacanthos var. polyacanthos. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  3. ^ a b Desmoncus polyacanthos var. prunifer. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  4. ^ a b Desmoncus polyacanthos. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  5. ^ Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual
  6. ^ Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual


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