12b. Geonoma concinnoidea subsp. coclensis Henderson, subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plate 8)

A subspeciebus aliis rachide breviore et rhachillis tenuioribus differt.

Type: PANAMA. Coclé: El Copé, 8°40’N 80°35’W, 724 m, 9 May 1999, A. Henderson & E. Ferreira 3028 (holotype PMA!, isotype NY!).

Leaves rachis 19.9(14.5–27.0) cm long; apical pinna 12.1(9.0–16.2) cm long. Inflorescences rachillae 1.0(0.8– 1.2) mm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat:— From 8°35’– 8°45’N and 80°25’– 80°41’W in Panama on the eastern end of the Central Cordillera at 737(500–900) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 12).