Desmoncus orthacanthos

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart., 1824

Homotypic
- Atitara orthacantha (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 727 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Desmoncus lophacanthos Mart. in A.D.d'Orbigny, Voy. Amér. Mér. 7(3): 50 (1844).
- Desmoncus ataxacanthus Barb.Rodr., Enum. Palm. Nov.: 25 (1875).
- Desmoncus orthacanthos var. mitis Drude in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 311 (1881).
- Atitara ataxacantha (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 727 (1891).
- Atitara lophacantha (Mart.) Barb.Rodr., Contr. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 76 (1902).
- Desmoncus werdermannii Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 114 (1933).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Desmoncus orthacanthos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Desmoncus orthacanthos. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 05 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Desmoncus orthacanthos in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 05.
Tropicos.org 2018. Desmoncus orthacanthos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Dec. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Desmoncus orthacanthos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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