This is a list of Aiphanes species. Aiphanes is a genus of spiny palms which is native to tropical regions of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]
This is a list of Aiphanes species. Aiphanes is a genus of spiny palms which is native to tropical regions of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [1]
Names in green are currently accepted species, while those in red are not.
| Species | Taxonomic status | Range | Conservation status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiphanes acanthophylla(Mart.) Burret | taxonomic synonym of A. minima [2] | ||
| Aiphanes acaulis Galeano & R.Bernal | accepted name [3] | Western Colombia [1] | |
| Aiphanes aculeata Willd. | syn. of A. horrida [4] | ||
| Aiphanes bicornis Cerón & R.Bernal | accepted name [5] | Ecuador [6] | |
| Aiphanes caryotifolia(Kunth) H.Wendl. | syn. of A. horrida [7] | ||
| Aiphanes chiribogensis Borchs. & Balslev | accepted name [8] | Ecuador [1] |  |
| Aiphanes chocoensis A.H.Gentry | syn. of A. macroloba [9] | ||
| Aiphanes concinna H.E.Moore | syn. of A. lindeniana [10] | ||
| Aiphanes corallina(Mart.) H.Wendl. | syn. of A. minima [11] | ||
| Aiphanes deltoidea Burret | accepted name [12] | ||
| Aiphanes disticha(Linden) Burret | syn. of Martinezia disticha , a nomen nudum [note 1] [1] [13] | ||
| Aiphanes duquei Burret | accepted name [14] | | |
| Aiphanes echinocarpa Dugand | syn. of A. linearis [15] | ||
| Aiphanes eggersii Burret | accepted name [16] | ||
| Aiphanes elegans (Linden & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. | syn. of A. horrida [17] | ||
| Aiphanes erinacea (H.Karst.) H.Wendl. | accepted name [18] | ||
| Aiphanes ernestii(Burret) Burret | syn. of A. horrida [19] | ||
| Aiphanes erosa(Mart.) Burret | syn. of A. minima [20] | ||
| Aiphanes fosteriorumH.E.Moore | syn. of A. hirsuta subsp. fosteriorum [21] | ||
| Aiphanes fuscopubens L.H.Bailey | syn. of A. hirsuta subsp. hirsuta [22] | ||
| Aiphanes gelatinosa H.E.Moore | accepted name [23] | ||
| Aiphanes gracilisBurret | syn. of A. weberbaueri [24] | ||
| Aiphanes graminifolia Galeano & R.Bernal | accepted name [25] | ||
| Aiphanes grandis Borchs. & Balslev | accepted name [26] |  | |
| Aiphanes hirsuta Burret | accepted name [27] |  | |
| Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret | accepted name [28] | Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia; cultivated throughout the tropics [1] | |
| Aiphanes kalbreyeri Burret | syn. of A. hirsuta subsp. kalbreyeri [29] | ||
| Aiphanes killipiiBurret | syn. of A. horrida [30] | ||
| Aiphanes leiospathaBurret | unplaced name [note 2] [1] [31] | ||
| Aiphanes leiostachys Burret | accepted name [32] | | |
| Aiphanes lindeniana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. | accepted name [33] | | |
| Aiphanes linearis Burret | accepted name [34] | | |
| Aiphanes lucianaL.H.Bailey | syn. of A. minima [35] | ||
| Aiphanes macroloba Burret | accepted name [36] | ||
| Aiphanes minima (Gaertn.) Burret | accepted name [37] | | |
| Aiphanes monostachysBurret | syn. of A. macroloba [38] | ||
| Aiphanes orinocensisBurret | syn. of A. horrida [39] | ||
| Aiphanes pachycladaBurret | syn. of A. minima [40] | ||
| Aiphanes parvifolia Burret | accepted name [41] | ||
| Aiphanes pilaris R.Bernal | accepted name [42] | ||
| Aiphanes praemorsa(Poepp. ex Mart.) Burret | syn. of A. horrida [43] | ||
| Aiphanes praga Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth | syn. of Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata. [44] | ||
| Aiphanes schultzeanaBurret | syn. of A. ulei [45] | ||
| Aiphanes simplex Burret | accepted name [46] | ||
| Aiphanes spicata Brochs. & R.Bernal | accepted name [47] | ||
| Aiphanes stergiosii S.M.Niño, Dorr & F.W.Stauffer | accepted name [48] | ||
| Aiphanes tessmanniiBurret | syn. of A. weberbaueri [49] | ||
| Aiphanes tricuspidata Borchs., M.Ruíz & Bernal | accepted name [50] | ||
| Aiphanes truncata(Brongn. ex Mart.) H.Wendl. | syn. of A. horrida [51] | ||
| Aiphanes ulei (Dammer) Burret | accepted name [52] | | |
| Aiphanes verrucosa Borchs. & Balslev | accepted name [53] | | |
| Aiphanes vincentianaL.H.Bailey | syn. of A. minima [54] | ||
| Aiphanes weberbaueri Burret | accepted name [55] | ||
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