29c. Geonoma interrupta subsp. purdieana (Spruce) Henderson, comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma purdieana Spruce (1871: 109) . Type: COLOMBIA. La Guajira: Río de la Hacha, December 1844, W. Purdie 259 (holotype K!).

Leaves pinnae 9(5–14) per side of rachis. Inflorescences peduncular bracts inserted 7.1(6.5–7.5) cm above the prophyll; non-fertilized pistillate flowers deciduous after anthesis.

Distribution and habitat:— From 7°14’N– 11°05’S and 69°16’– 73°28’W in Venezuela and adjacent Colombia at 375(60–775) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 21).