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Two specimens (dos Santos 75, Rabelo 87) have pinnae bases with small spines but these appear different<br />

from the pinnae bases of D. mitis (pinnae bases with uneven surfaces at the bases adaxially, usually covered<br />

with spinules and/or dense tomentum). Some specimens (Calderon 2709, Carvalho 2149, Cid 10996, dos<br />

Santos 757) have distal pinnae intermediate between acanthophylls and more usual pinnae, almost like those<br />

of D. chinantlensis and similar species.<br />

22. Desmoncus setosus Martius (1823–1837: 89).<br />

Atitara setosa (Martius) Kuntze (1891: 727). Lectotype (here designated):—BRAZIL. Amazonas: Rio Japurá, near Tefé,<br />

no date, C. Martius s. n. (M!). Epitype (here designated):—BRAZIL. Amazonas: Mun. Tefé, near mouth of Rio<br />

Tefé, 19 January 1991, A. Henderson & J. Guedes 1588 (epitype INPA!, isoepitype NY!).<br />

Plants 7.0(2.0–15.0) m tall; stems 0.7(0.5–1.1) cm diameter. Leaf petioles 2.0(1.0–4.0) cm long; rachises<br />

41.7(14.0–67.0) cm long, 2.9(2.2–4.1) mm wide, the spines usually

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