A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Author
Henderson, Andrew
text
Phytotaxa
2011
2011-02-18
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journal article
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Geonoma undata
subsp.
venezuelana
Henderson
,
subsp. nov.
(Appendix IV, Plates 69–71)
A subspeciebus aliis
pinnis basalibus atque apicalibus angustis differt.
Type:
VENEZUELA
.
Carabobo
: Mpio. Bejuma, parte superior de la Fila La Mesa, Valle de Chirgua, finca Monte Sacro,
1250–1300 m
,
28 November–1 December 1996
,
F. Stauffer, A. Fernández, R. Riina & K. Walther–Weissbeck 262
(
holotype
VEN
n.v.
, isotype NY!).
Leaves
veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; basal pinna 0.5(0.4–0.5) cm wide; apical pinna
1.7 cm
wide.
Inflorescences
prophyll margins with irregular, spine-like projections; flower pits usually spirally arranged, not distantly spaced.
Distribution and habitat:—
From 10°12’–
10°15’N
and 68°07’–
68°10’W
on the Coastal Range in
Venezuela
at 1362(
1275–1450
) m elevation in montane rainforest (
Fig. 44
).