A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Author
Henderson, Andrew
text
Phytotaxa
2011
2011-02-18
17
1
271
journal article
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10.11646/phytotaxa.17.1
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14d.
Geonoma cuneata
subsp.
irena
(Borchsenius) Henderson
,
comb. & stat. nov.
Basionym:
Geonoma irena
Borchsenius (1996: 605)
. Type.
ECUADOR
.
Pichincha
: Hacienda Irena, km 35 on the road Sto. Domingo de los Colorados-Quevedo, 280) m,
16 September 1995
,
F. Borchsenius, C. Asmussen & J. Knudsen 286
(
holotype
AAU!, isotypes COL!, F!, NY!).
Leaves
pinnate; petioles drying green or yellowish; veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; rachis 68.6(36.0–105.0) cm long; pinnae 6–7 per side of rachis.
Inflorescences
staminate flowers persistent after anthesis; non-fertilized pistillate flowers persistent after anthesis.
Distribution and habitat:—
From
1°03’N–
0°28’S
and 78°55’–
79°42’W
in western
Ecuador
at 253(185–
300) m elevation in lowland rainforest (
Fig. 14
).