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Desmoncus
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Desmoncus

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 present in the southeastern Caribbean (Trinidad and the Windward Islands).

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21 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Desmoncus chinantlensis

speciesDesmoncus chinantlensis

Desmoncus horridus

speciesDesmoncus horridus

Desmoncus polyacanthos

speciesDesmoncus polyacanthos

Desmoncus orthacanthos

speciesDesmoncus orthacanthos

Desmoncus moorei

speciesDesmoncus moorei

Desmoncus myriacanthos

speciesDesmoncus myriacanthos

Desmoncus parvulus

speciesDesmoncus parvulus

Desmoncus mitis

speciesDesmoncus mitis

Desmoncus giganteus

speciesDesmoncus giganteus

Desmoncus cirrhifer

speciesDesmoncus cirrhifer

Desmoncus obovoideus

speciesDesmoncus obovoideus

Desmoncus stans

speciesDesmoncus stans

Desmoncus osensis

speciesDesmoncus osensis

Desmoncus leptoclonos

speciesDesmoncus leptoclonos

Desmoncus costaricensis

speciesDesmoncus costaricensis

Desmoncus madrensis

speciesDesmoncus madrensis

Desmoncus pumilus

speciesDesmoncus pumilus

Desmoncus interjectus

speciesDesmoncus interjectus

Desmoncus kunarius

speciesDesmoncus kunarius

Desmoncus loretanus

speciesDesmoncus loretanus

Desmoncus prunifer

speciesDesmoncus prunifer

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 272903.