TABLE 1. Selected extant pinnate palm species having spines on their rachis.
| Palm Subfamilies | Species |
| Coryphoideae | Phoenix spp. |
| Calomoideae | Plectocomia dransfieldiana Madulid, 1981 |
| Arecoideae | Astrocaryum murumuru Martius, 1824 |
| Astrocaryum sciophilum (Miq.) Pulle, 1906 | |
| Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith, 1834 | |
| Acrocomia totai Martius, 1844 | |
| Astrocaryum mexicanum Liebm. ex Martius, 1853 | |
| Aiphanes tricuspidata Borchsenius, Bernal and Ruíz, 1989 | |
| Aiphanes horrida (Jacq.) Burret, 1932 | |
| Aiphanes verrucosa Borchsenius and Balslev, 1989 | |
| Bactris gasipaes Kunth, 1816 | |
| Bactris setiflora Burret, 1939 | |
| Bactris guineensis (L.) H.E.Moore, 1963 | |
| Desmoncus chinantlensis Liebm. ex Martius, 1853 |
