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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22a.
Geonoma ferruginea
subsp.
ferruginea
Geonoma versiformis
Wendland ex
Spruce (1871: 109)
.
Type
:
COSTA RICA
.
Cartago
: near Turrialba, no date,
H.
Wendland s.n.
(
holotype
K!).
Inflorescences
rachillae 10(5–25), 9.7(6.4–15.0) cm long.
Distribution and habitat:—
From 9°17’–
10°55’N
and 83°08’–
85°29’W
in
Costa Rica
(Cordilleras Tilarán, Central, Talamanca, and
Guanacaste
) at 904(400–1500) m elevation in lowland to montane tropical rainforest (
Fig. 18
).
Several specimens have unusually high numbers of pinnae, 9–15 versus the more usual 3–5. Specimens from Volcan Arenal (
Russell 683, 893, Lent 3335
) have larger leaves and inflorescences than the others.