Wallace, A.R., Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses (1853)
Palm Trees Amazon

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t. 27 p. 73

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Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart.

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name cited:
Desmoncus macroacanthos Mart.
name recognized:
Desmoncus polyacanthos Mart.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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family: Palmae
subfamily: Arecoideae
tribe: Cocoeae
subtribe: Bactridinae

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epithet cited: macroacanthos

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epithet recognized: polyacanthos

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Illustration contributed by:
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=190596

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homotypic synonyms:
Desmoncus polyacanthos var. oxyacanthos (Mart.) Drude;