Desmoncus orthacanthos

Desmoncus orthacanthos
	D. orthacanthos stem with black spines
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Desmoncus
Species:	D. orthacanthos
Binomial name
	Desmoncus orthacanthos; Mart.
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.^[1]

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.
^ "Desmoncus orthacanthos". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-24.

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[Henderson-1] 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.

[Kew-2] "Desmoncus orthacanthos". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-09-24.

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