6b. Geonoma brongniartii subsp. pascoensis Henderson, subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plates 2 & 3)

Geonomae brongniartii subsp. brongniartii inflorescentiis saepe ramosis atque fructibus parvioribus differt.

Type: PERU. Pasco: near Pozuzo, opposite the town, steep slope above river opposite margin of Río Pozuzo, along road that runs south, 11 September 1998, A. Henderson, E. Ferreira & M. Arakaki 3012 (holotype USM!, isotype NY!).

Leaves veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially. Inflorescences unbranched or usually branched 1 order; fruits 5.9(5.7–6.1) mm long, 4.8(4.5–5.2) mm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat:— From 9°37’– 10°33’S and 74°55’– 75°34’W in sub-Andean regions of Peru (Junín, Pasco) at 417(200–1000) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 10).