29b. Geonoma interrupta subsp. magnifica (Linden & Wendland) Henderson, comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma magnifica Linden & Wendland in Wendland (1856: 335) . Type: MEXICO. Tabasco: between San Carlos and Macsupana, no date, A. Ghiesbreght s. n. (holotype GOET, n.v.).

Geonoma dryanderae Burret (1935c: 615) . Type: COLOMBIA. Valle: Central Cordillera, Río Tulua, 1200 m, June 1935, J. Dryander 30 (holotype B, n.v., holotype image!).

Leaves pinnae 25(4–47) per side of rachis. Inflorescences peduncular bracts inserted 4.0(1.5–7.4) cm above the prophyll; non-fertilized pistillate flowers deciduous after anthesis.

Distribution and habitat:— From 3°26’– 18°34’N and 72°36’– 95°06’W in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia at 382(0–1500) m elevation in lowland to montane rainforest (Fig. 21).