heterotypic synonyms:
Desmoncus ferox Bartlett; Desmoncus leiorhachis Burret; Desmoncus lundellii Bartlett; Desmoncus quasillarius Bartlett; Desmoncus uaxactunensis Bartlett;
protologue: Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 36: 202 (1934)
6 332834 Desmoncus schippii BurretP.C. Standley, J.A. Steyermark, Fl. Guatemala, vol. 1 : p. 261, fig. 43 (1946-1977) [S.H. Grove]