Desmoncus costaricensis

Botanical Description

Desmoncus costaricensis is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm growing from 4 - 6 metres tall. The plant produces a cluster of unbranched stems around 2cm in diameter; these scramble into the surrounding vegetation[ 771 Title A Revision of Desmoncus (Arecaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 35; 1-88 Author Henderson A. Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Magnolia Press; Auckland Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-86977-839-2 Description A good description of each species with fairly detailed notes on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making baskets.