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Species of palm
Desmoncus orthacanthos
D. orthacanthos plant and flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Genus:
Desmoncus
Species:
D. orthacanthos
Binomial name
Desmoncus orthacanthos
Synonyms
Atitara orthacantha (Mart.)
Kuntze
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.
Desmoncus orthacanthos is a
spiny , climbing
palm native to
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 .
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