Arecaceae

Climbing palm

Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Desmoncus

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Climbing palm (Desmoncus orthacanthos) — FlowerPhoto: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 直刺椰藤, 直刺美洲藤
English: Climbing palm

Synonyms

Atitara ataxacantha (Barb.Rodr.) Kuntze
Atitara lophacantha (Mart.) Barb.Rodr.
Atitara orthacantha (Mart.) Kuntze
Desmoncus ataxacanthus Barb.Rodr.
Desmoncus huebneri Burret
Desmoncus leptochaete Burret
Desmoncus longifolius Mart.
Desmoncus lophacanthos Mart.
Desmoncus orthacanthos var. mitis Drude
Desmoncus werdermannii Burret

Photos

FlowerPhoto: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Marcelino Dias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lucas Rodrigues, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: vitordematos12, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.