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Species of palm
Desmoncus polyacanthos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Monocots
Clade :
Commelinids
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Genus:
Desmoncus
Species:
D. polyacanthos
Binomial name
Desmoncus polyacanthos
Synonyms
Atitara polyacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
[1]
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.
Desmoncus prunifer Poepp. ex Mart.
Atitara prunifera (Poepp. ex Mart.) Kuntze
Desmoncus polyacanthos , the jacitara palm ,
[4] 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.
[5] 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]
[5] The stems are used for baskets and sieves.
[5]
References