Desmoncus horridus Splitg. ex Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Desmoncus

Characteristics

A perennial plant. It grows 12.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open places in coastal areas, often along the margins of rivers; gallery forests; shrubby savannah; at elevations up to 305 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Desmoncus horridus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666606-1
WFO ID wfo-0000941935
COL ID 6CNXF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 763261
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Synonyms

Atitara horrida Desmoncus horridus

Lower taxons

Desmoncus horridus subsp. apureanus Desmoncus horridus subsp. palustris Desmoncus horridus subsp. prostratus Desmoncus horridus subsp. horridus Desmoncus horridus subsp. occidentalis