A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae) Author Henderson, Andrew text Phytotaxa 2011 2011-02-18 17 1 271 journal article 24911 10.11646/phytotaxa.17.1 65962ba7-eec1-40e7-aed6-cef94e99ca39 1179-3163 3538362 49a. Geonoma pinnatifrons subsp. pinnatifrons Geonoma pulchra Engel (1865: 686) . Type : COLOMBIA . Norte de Santander : Ocaña, 2000–3000 m , August 1859 , F. Engel s. n. ( holotype B, destroyed, isotype LE!). Leaf pinnae 11(3–39) per side of rachis. Inflorescences peduncular bracts inserted 2.8(0.6–6.5) cm above the prophyll; peduncles 25.2(11.0–41.0) cm long, 7.5(3.6–12.9) mm in diameter; rachillae 15.2(8.6–25.7) cm long, 2.2(1.1–3.4) mm in diameter fruits 5.0(3.6–6.3) mm in diameter. Distribution and habitat:— From 2°43’S– 11°10’N and 63°25’– 78°12’W in Venezuela , Colombia , and Ecuador , and just reaching eastern Panama , at 898(30–1900) m elevation in lowland to montane rainforest ( Fig. 31 ). There is geographical variation in this subspecies. Regression shows there are significant ( P <0.05) associations between elevation and three leaf and three inflorescence variables. Squared multiple R for the regression of petioles on elevation is 0.57, basal pinna length 0.27, basal pinna width 0.28, prophyll length 0.39, rachilla length 0.27, and fruit length 0.23. Petioles become shorter, basal pinna shorter and narrower, prophyll and rachillae shorter, and fruits longer with increasing elevation. Clustered-stemmed plants occur commonly in this subspecies in Venezuela , and these occur at a higher mean elevation ( 1170 m ) than those with solitary stems ( 677 m ).