AIPHANES HORRIDA

'''Aiphanes horrida''' (''syn.'' include ''Aiphanes aculeata'' Willd., ''Aiphanes caryotifolia'' (Kunth) H.Wendl.; 'Cocos rura', 'Mararay', 'Corozo', 'Macagüita', 'Marará' Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas, , Andrew, Henderson, Princeton University Press, 1995, , 'Macahuite', 'Corozo del Orinoco', 'Corozo anchame', 'Mararava', 'Cubarro', 'Chonta', 'Chascaraza', 'Charascal', 'Corozo chiquito', 'Corozo colorado', 'Pujamo', 'Gualte', 'Chonta ruro' Aiphanes (Palmae), , Finn, Borchsenius, Flora Neotropica, 1996 , 'Pupunha xicaxica',^[1] 'Coyure palm', 'Ruffle palm', 'Aculeata palm' Aiphanes horrida , 'Spine palm') is a palm native to northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago. ''A. horrida'' is a solitary, spiny tree. In the wild it grows 3-10 metres tall (9-30 feet) tall with a stem diameter of 6-10 centimetres (2-4 inches); cultivated trees may be as much as 15 m (49') tall with a 15 cm (6") diameter. The epicarp and mesocarp of the fruit rich in carotene and are eaten in Colombia, while the seeds are used to make candles. In parts of the Colombian Llanos endocarps are used to play games.
The range of the species is found in dry forests between sea level and 1700 m (5600') above sea level in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, but is not native to Ecuador. The species is cultivated as an ornamental throughout the tropics.
Many authors, including Henderson ''et al''. (1995) and Borchenius and Bernal (1996) use ''A. aculeata'' rather than ''A. horrida'', giving Jacquin's description of ''Caryota horrida'' a publication date of 1809, three years after Willdenow's 1806 description. On the other hand, Govaerts ''et al''. (2006) World Checklist of Arecaceae gives Jacquin's work a publication date of 1801, giving ''A. horrida'' priority over ''A. aculeata''.

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Synonymy

References

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Synonymy

Synonyms include:

★ ''Caryota horrida'' Jacq.

★ ''Aiphanes aculeata'' Willd.

★ ''Euterpe aculeata'' (Jacq.) Spreng.

★ ''Martinezia aculeata'' (Jacq.) Klotzsch

★ ''Martinezia caryotifolia'' Kunth

★ ''Marara caryotifolia'' (Kunth) H.Karst.

★ ''Aiphanes caryotifolia'' (Kunth) H.Wendl.

★ ''Tilmia caryotifolia'' (Kunth) O.F.Cook

★ ''Bactris premorsa'' Poepp. ex Mart.

★ ''Aiphanes premorsa'' (Poepp. ex Mart.) Burret

★ ''Martinezia truncata'' Brongn. ex Mart.

★ ''Aiphanes truncata'' (Brongn. ex Mart.) H.Wendl.

★ ''Martinezia elegans'' Linden & H.Wendl.

★ ''Aiphanes elegans'' (Linden & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.

★ ''Marara bicuspidata'' H.Karst.

★ ''Martinezia ernestii'' Burret

★ ''Aiphanes ernestii'' (Burret) Burret

★ ''Martinezia killipii'' Burret

★ ''Aiphanes killipii'' (Burret) Burret

★ ''Aiphanes orinocensis'' Burret

References

1. Plant Virtues Are in the Eyes of the Beholders: A Comparison of Known Palm Uses Among Indigenous and Folk Communities of Southwestern Amazonia, , Marina Thereza, Campos, Economic Botany,

External links

★ Aiphanes horrida, PACSOA, the Palm and Cycad Society of Australia - includes images of the tree, foliage and fruit.