Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart.

Araújo, Diogo & Alves, Marccus, 2010, Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic Forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil), Phytotaxa 8, pp. 1-24 : 16

9. Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart. ( Fig. 4A, C )

Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyanas, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (widely distributed). Atlantic forest ( Henderson et al. 1995).

Selected Vouchers:—Piedade, Araújo et al. 392 (IPA, UFP).

ARISTOLOCHIACEAE

Figures

FIGURE 4. A. Desmoncus polyacanthos, leaf. B–C. Bract and inflorescence, B. D. orthacanthos, C. D. polyacanthos. D. Mucuna pruriens, part of the inflorescence. E–G. Dalechampia species, bracts, E. D. convolvuloides, F. D. Braziliensis, G. D. pernambucensis. H. Davilla aspera, heteromorphic sepals, internal 2, bigger than the external 3. I–J. Mendoncia blanchetiana, I. Branch with fruits surrounded by bracts and persistent stigma J. Detail of bract.