Desmoncus
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 Illustration from Naturalist on the River Amazons
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Desmoncus anomalus |
Desmoncus is a genus of spiny palms native to the Neotropics. The genus extends from Mexico in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south, with two species, D. orthacanthos and D. polyacanthos, present in the southeastern Caribbean.
[edit] References
- Desmoncus Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 84 (1824). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
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