Arecaceae
Macaw palm
Aiphanes horrida
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Aiphanes
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 刺孔雀椰子, 刺叶椰子
- English
- Macaw palm, Ruffle palm, Spiny palm
- Estonian
- Torkav aipalm
- French
- Palmier hérisson, Palmier ébouriffé
- Spanish
- Charascal, Chascara, Chascaraza, Chascará, Chonta, Chonta ruro, Chonta ruru, Corozo anchame
Synonyms
- Aiphanes aculeata Willd.
- Aiphanes bicuspidata (H.Karst.) Ed.Otto
- Aiphanes caryotifolia (Kunth) H.Wendl.
- Aiphanes elegans (Linden & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.
- Aiphanes ernestii (Burret) Burret
- Aiphanes orinocensis Burret
- Aiphanes praemorsa (Poepp. ex Mart.) Burret
- Bactris praemorsa Poepp. ex Mart.
- Caryota horrida Jacq.
- Euterpe aculeata (Willd.) Spreng.
- Marara aculeata (Willd.) H.Karst. ex H.Wendl.
- Marara bicuspidata H.Karst.
- Marara caryotifolia (Kunth) H.Karst. ex H.Wendl.
- Martinezia aculeata (Willd.) Klotzsch
- Martinezia aiphanes Mart.
- Martinezia caryotifolia Kunth
- Martinezia elegans Linden & H.Wendl.
- Martinezia ernestii Burret
- Martinezia nobilis W.Bull
- Martinezia ulei Dammer
- Tilmia caryotifolia (Kunth) O.F.Cook
Photos
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.