13a. Geonoma congesta subsp. congesta

Inflorescences rachillae 11.9(6.0–21.5) cm long.

Distribution and habitat:— From 8°30’– 15°42’N and 79°45’– 85°34’W in Central America in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western and central Panama as far east as the Canal Zone at 255(25– 1000) m elevation in lowland tropical rainforest (Fig. 13).