Aiphanes horrida

rdf:langString Aiphanes horrida

rdf:langString Burret

rdf:langString Aiphanes

rdf:langString Aiphanes horrida in the Jena Botanical Garden

rdf:langString horrida

rdf:langString Aiphanes aculeata (Willd.)

rdf:langString Aiphanes caryotifolia ( H.Wendl.)

rdf:langString Aiphanes elegans ( H.Wendl.)

rdf:langString Aiphanes ernestii ( Burret)

rdf:langString Aiphanes killipii ( Burret)

rdf:langString Aiphanes orinocensis (Burret)

rdf:langString Aiphanes premorsa ( Burret)

rdf:langString Aiphanes truncata ( H.Wendl.)

rdf:langString Bactris premorsa (Poepp. ex Mart.)

rdf:langString Caryota horrida (Jacq.)

rdf:langString Euterpe aculeata ( Spreng.)

rdf:langString Marara bicuspidata (H.Karst.)

rdf:langString Marara caryotifolia ( H.Karst.)

rdf:langString Martinezia aculeata ( Klotzsch)

rdf:langString Martinezia caryotifolia (Kunth)

rdf:langString Martinezia elegans (Linden & H.Wendl.)

rdf:langString Martinezia ernestii (Burret)

rdf:langString Martinezia killipii (Burret)

rdf:langString Martinezia truncata (Brongn. ex Mart.)

rdf:langString Tilmia caryotifolia ( O.F.Cook)

rdf:langString Aiphanes horrida is a palm native to northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Aiphanes 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 are 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) gives Jacquin's work a publication date of 1801, giving A. horrida priority over A. aculeata.