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Gen. Astrocaryum Meyer. 
Sect. LEgtocanPEAE Barb. Rod. 
1. ASTROCARYUM ECHINATUM Bar. Rod. Acaule vel cau- 
descens. Caudex brevius proximé annulatus, pauci aculeatus. 
Folia arcuata aculeatissima, petiolus subcylindraceus antice 
sulcatus obscure-ferrugineo tomentosus, aculeis longis atratis 
compressis basi gibbosis armatus, rachi supra tomento albo 
adspersi et subtus ferrugineo tomentosi, utrinque aculea- 
tissimi, aculeis longis; filiolis. duro-divivaricatis incurvatis, 
per acervos 3-6-jugis, suboppositis, lineari-lanceolatis obliqué 
acutis subtus albo-tomentosis, marginibus ciliolatis, .SS^5adzx 
erectus, longi pedunculatus rachi inermi albo tomentosi 
quam pedunculus fulvo-tomentosus breviore spathà lanceo- 
latà rostratà obscure-ferrugineo tomentosá incurvatà ; aculeis 
crebris echinatis vestità; ramis gracilis erectis albo-tomen- 
tosis infra in scrobiculis 2-3 flores foem. Flores masc. non 
vidi; foem. oblongo-ovoidei calyce laevi quam corolla minuté 
setulosa aequante tridentati marginibus fimbriati, urceolo 
triplo corolla breviore, germine ovoideo. Drupa obovoidea 
ad basin induviis parvis fulta in vertice acuminato rostrata, 
epicarpio armeniaco, mezocarpio flavo, endocarpio nigro 
oblongo subacuto. 
Ahab. 2X I UT. 
Caudex 1"—r r[2" lg. O",15 aculeis nigris sparsis armatus. 
Acaule vel caudescens. /»/i? 7 contemporanea, 2" le., pa- 
ginis ad insertionem valde intumescentibus valide aculea- 
tissimis ; petiolo o,"7o lg. ferrugineo, tomentoso, aculeis 
validis ad basin gibbosis, (o,"7007—0,"o9 lg.) atratis horrido 
rackz supra albo tomentosi, subtus ferrugineo tomentosi, 
aculeis longis utrinque horridi ; /oZioZzs o,"80 X, o,"035 lg., 
superiores abrupte minoribus et angustioribus, o,"2 le.. 
Spatka : exterwre lanceolata, obtusa, o,"30 lg., ferrugineo 
