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Geonoma undata subsp. venezuelana Henderson 2011, subsp. nov.

Description

67j. 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).

Notes

Published as part of Henderson, Andrew, 2011, A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae), pp. 1-271 in Phytotaxa 17 on pages 161-162, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.17.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3538362

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Geonoma
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Arecales
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Scientific name authorship
Henderson
Species
venezuelana
Taxonomic status
subsp. nov.
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Geonoma undata subsp. venezuelana Henderson, 2011