ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Desmoncus polyacanthos

Name author: Mart.

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Desmoncus
Species: Desmoncus polyacanthos
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1824

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Desmoncus polyacanthos. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

46 synonyms in this snapshot

Atitara aereaName author: (Drude) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara caespitosaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara dubiaName author: Kuntze
Atitara inermisName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara macroacanthaName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
Atitara macrodonName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara nemorosaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara oligacanthaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze
Atitara oxyacanthaName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
Atitara paraensisName author: Barb.Rodr.
Atitara phengophyllaName author: (Drude) Kuntze
Atitara philippianaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara phoenicocarpaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze
Atitara polyacanthaName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
Atitara pycnacanthaName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
Atitara ripariaName author: (Spruce) Kuntze
Desmoncus aereusName author: Drude
Desmoncus brevisectusName author: Burret
Desmoncus caespitosusName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus campylacanthusName author: Burret
Desmoncus dasyacanthusName author: Burret
Desmoncus duidensisName author: Steyerm.
Desmoncus inermisName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus longisectusName author: Burret
Desmoncus macroacanthosName author: Mart.
Desmoncus macrodonName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus maguireiName author: L.H.Bailey
Desmoncus minorName author: G.Nicholson
Desmoncus mirandanusName author: L.H.Bailey
Desmoncus nemorosusName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus oligacanthusName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus oxyacanthosName author: Mart.
Desmoncus paraensisName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus peraltusName author: L.H.Bailey
Desmoncus phengophyllusName author: Drude
Desmoncus philippianusName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus phoenicocarpusName author: Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus polyacanthos var. angustifoliusName author: Drude
Desmoncus polyacanthos var. cuspidatusName author: Drude
Desmoncus polyacanthos var. oxyacanthosName author: (Mart.) Drude
Desmoncus polyacanthos var. polyacanthosName author: Not supplied
Desmoncus prestoeiName author: L.H.Bailey
Desmoncus pycnacanthosName author: Mart.
Desmoncus pycnacanthos var. sarmentosusName author: Drude
Desmoncus ripariusName author: Spruce
Desmoncus uleiName author: Dammer

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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