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 29c. Geonoma interrupta subsp. purdieana (Spruce) Henderson , comb. & stat. nov. Basionym: Geonoma purdieana Spruce (1871: 109) . Type: COLOMBIA . La Guajira : Río de la Hacha, December 1844 , W. Purdie 259 ( holotype K!). Leaves pinnae 9(5–14) per side of rachis. Inflorescences peduncular bracts inserted 7.1(6.5–7.5) cm above the prophyll; non-fertilized pistillate flowers deciduous after anthesis. Distribution and habitat:— From 7°14’N– 11°05’S and 69°16’– 73°28’W in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia at 375(60–775) m elevation in lowland rainforest ( Fig. 21 ).