10b. Geonoma chococola subsp. awaensis (Henderson, Borchsenius & Balslev) Henderson, comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma awaensis Henderson, Borchsenius & Balslev (2008: 60) . Type: ECUADOR. Esmeraldas: Awá

Reserve, footpath to Río Mira, 1°15’N, 78°40’W, 216 m, 20 September 1993, H. Beck, A. Ortiz, H. Cantincuz & A.

Cantincuz 2176 (holotype NY!, isotype QCNE n.v.).

Inflorescences branched; rachillae 18.6(16.5–20.5) cm long, 6.5(5.8–7.1) mm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat:— From 0°48’– 1°15’N and 78°26’– 78°44’W on western Andean slopes in northwestern Ecuador at 275(200–500) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 11).