Iriartea

Iriartea
Iriartea deltoidea in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Iriarteeae
Genus: Iriartea
Ruiz & Pav.
Species

Iriartea deltoidea Ruiz & Pav.
and see text

Synonyms
  • Deckeria H.Karst.
  • Deckeria corneto H.Karst.
  • Deckeria phaeocarpa (Mart.) H.Karst.
  • Deckeria ventricosa (Mart.) H.Karst.
  • Iriartea corneto (H.Karst.) H.Wendl.
  • Iriartea gigantea B.S.Williams
  • Iriartea megalocarpa Burret
  • Iriartea phaeocarpa Mart.
  • Iriartea robusta B.S.Williams
  • Iriartea ventricosa Mart.
  • Iriartea weberbaueri Burret
  • Iriartea xanthorhiza Klotzsch ex Linden

Iriartea is a genus in the palm family Arecaceae. It is native to Central and northern and central South America. The genus includes only the one species, Iriartea deltoidea, which is found from Nicaragua, south into Bolivia and a great portion of the western Amazon basin. It is a common tree in many forests in which it occurs. This species is sometimes referred to as "the devil's penis tree" due to the resemblance of the tree's young prop roots to large, erect, black penises.

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