A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Author
Henderson, Andrew
text
Phytotaxa
2011
2011-02-18
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journal article
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16d.
Geonoma deversa
subsp.
quadriflora
Henderson
,
subsp. nov.
(Appendix IV, Plates 27–30)
A
Geonoma deversa subsp. deversa
foveis floralibus quarternatis differt.
Type:
COLOMBIA
. Amazonas: road from Leticia to Tarapacá, ca.
7 km
N of Leticia,
180 m
,
17 March 1990
,
G. Galeano, R. Bernal, A. Henderson & S. Churchill 2112
(
holotype
COL!, isotype NY!).
Leaf
rachis 71.7(38.5–92.5) cm long.
Inflorescences
peduncles 6.4(5.2–8.0) mm in diameter; rachillae 2.6(1.7–3.4) mm in diameter.
Distribution and habitat:—
From 3°20’–
7°37’S
and 68°46’–
73°28’W
in the western Amazon region of
Colombia
,
Brazil
, and
Peru
at 137(95–180) m elevation in lowland rainforest (
Fig. 16
).
The outlying specimens from
Brazil
probably appear isolated only because the intervening area is poorly collected. See discussion under
G. deversa
subsp.
deversa
for possible hybrids.