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Desmoncus orthacanthos

Botanic Family

Arecaceae

Author

Martius

Propagation

S.

Conservation Status

Least concern

Common Names

• Matamba (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Riversides
• tropical rain forest
• secondary vegetation
• forest edge
• primary forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

High-climbing twining armed palm with hook-like blackish-brown spines to 40mm long to 5-8-pronged. Leaves with 7-8 pairs of segments, segments to 300mm x 40mm. Fragrant yellow flowers, 3-denticulate calyx. Green fruit a drupe 25mm x 15mm becoming orange-yellow then orange-red, spadix to 400mm long 20mm long yellow to red fruit with sweet yellow pulp.

Fodder, food, medicinal, social

Further References

• Bailey 1976
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• Zuchowski
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew