14h. Geonoma cuneata subsp. rubra Henderson, subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plates 19 & 20)

A subspeciebus aliis petiolis in sicco brunneo-rubris differt.

Type: COLOMBIA. Valle: Río Yurumanguí, Quebrada Querré, arribe de Venerel, 50 m, 9 February 1990, R. Bernal, W. Devia, E. Linhares & J. Angulo 1770 (holotype COL!).

Leaves undivided; petioles drying reddish-brown; veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; rachis 29.4(22.0–42.5) cm long; pinnae 1 per side of rachis. Inflorescences staminate flowers deciduous after anthesis; non-fertilized pistillate flowers deciduous after anthesis.

Distribution and habitat:— From 3°10’– 3°59’N and 76°58’– 77°20’W in western Colombia (Valle) at 74(50–120) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 15).