Desmoncus orthacanthos 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

8. Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart. ( Fig. 4A, B )

Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil (Pernambuco, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. Atlantic forest, in disturbed areas, capoeiras and riverside ( Henderson et al. 1995).

Selected Voucher:—Piedade, Araújo et al. 180 (UFP).

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.