Geonoma pohliana subsp. rodriguesii Henderson, 2011

Henderson, Andrew, 2011, A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae), Phytotaxa 17, pp. 1-271 : 129-130

51f. Geonoma pohliana subsp. rodriguesii Henderson , subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plate 55)

A subspeciebus aliis pinnis in quoque latere 4(2–7) atque rachillis 2(1–4) glabris differt.

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Praia de João Gago, on Sepetiba Bay, on road to Mangaratiba, 22°56’S 43°59’W, 19 November 1966, G. Gottsberger 14– 191166 (holotype NY!).

Leaves pinnae 4(2–7) per side of rachis. Inflorescences rachillae 2(1–4), 5.4(4.0–7.1) mm in diameter, not hairy, not filiform and not or scarcely narrowed between the flower pits; proximal and distal lips drying the same color as the rachillae; triads mostly spirally arranged.

Distribution and habitat:— From 18°01’– 23°13’S and 39°48’– 44°57’W in the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo at 251(50–650) m elevation in lowland rainforest ( Fig. 34 ).

Figures

FIGURE 34. Distribution maps of Geonoma pohliana subsp. gastoniana, G. pohliana subsp. kuhlmannii, G. pohliana subsp. linharensis, and G. pohliana subsp. rodriguesii.