A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Author
Henderson, Andrew
text
Phytotaxa
2011
2011-02-18
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journal article
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10.11646/phytotaxa.17.1
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67e.
Geonoma undata
subsp.
pulcherrima
(Burret) Henderson
,
comb. & stat. nov.
Basionym:
Geonoma pulcherrima
Burret (1930a: 195)
. Type:
ECUADOR
.
Morona-Santiago
: confluence of Río Bomboiza and Río Zamora,
700–800 m
, no date,
F. Lehmann 5289
(
holotype
B, destroyed, isotypes F!, GH!, K!).
Leaves
veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; basal pinna 0.7(0.3–1.0) cm wide; apical pinna 0.8(0.5–1.0) cm wide.
Inflorescences
prophyll margins without irregular, spine-like projections; flower pits usually spirally arranged, not distantly spaced.
Distribution:—
From 3°30’–
4°18’S
and 78°30’–
78°41’W
on eastern Andean slopes in southeastern
Ecuador
at 923(750–1130) m elevation along river banks in areas subject to flooding (
Fig. 43
). Plants are reported to be rheophytes.