Filed As:

Arecaceae
Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart.

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Acrelândia Mun. Basin of rio Madeira, Rio Abunã, left bank (Brazilian side).

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 12463 with E. C. Oliveira, J. R. Bandeiras, 19 Mar 2004

Description:

liana. Lianescent palm 5 m in tree, climbing via distal pinnae modified to retrorse barbs, fruits globose, maturing red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Riverside vegetation, mostly on low levees that are slightly above this year's high water mark but probably shallowly flooded some years. Rare.

Identifiers:

GUID: 6e2a9464-b6ab-42e0-bcf3-2da12a89a43a

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.97861, -66.719)

Distribution:

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