Geonoma maxima subsp. sigmoidea Henderson, 2011
Henderson, Andrew, 2011, A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae), Phytotaxa 17, pp. 1-271 : 102
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Geonoma maxima subsp. sigmoidea Henderson |
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subsp. nov. |
37i. Geonoma maxima subsp. sigmoidea Henderson View in CoL , subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plate 51)
A subspeciebus aliis angulo pinnarum basalibus amplus differt.
Type: COLOMBIA. Amazonas: corregimiento de Araracuara, carretera a Puerto Arturo, sitio “Guácheros”, ca. 360 m, 18 September 1987, G. Galeano & J. Huitoto 1279 (holotype COL!, isotype NY!).
Leaves regularly pinnate with 3–5-veined pinnae (except for basal and apical ones), not plicate; rachis 34.1(27.5–48.5) cm long; pinnae 16(10–20) per side of rachis; basal pinna 0.3(0.2–0.6) cm wide, forming an angle of 70(50–87)° with the rachis. Inflorescences rachillae 28(16–42).
Distribution and habitat:— From 0°04’N– 1°18’S and 72°05’– 72°52’W in the western Amazon region in Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá) at 270(200–360) m elevation in lowland rainforest ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 ).
One specimen (Galeano 2080) has larger leaves and exceptionally large fruits (13.3 cm long and 11.5 cm diameter), and may be a hybrid with a morphotype of subsp. chelidonura .
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