Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Desmoncus chinantlensis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Desmoncus polyacanthos
- Chamaedorea elatior
- Plectocomia elongata
- Calamus formosanus
- Bactris mexicana
- Calamus tetradactylus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Desmoncus
- Species
- Desmoncus chinantlensis
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