16b. Geonoma deversa subsp. belizensis Henderson, subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plate 25)

A Geonoma deversa subsp. deversa pedunculo latiore differt.

Type: BELIZE. Stann Creek District: Cockscomb Basin, Jaguar Preserve, 10 km W of Maya Center, off Southern Highway, 16°45’N, 88°35’W, 400 m, 23 May 1990, M. Balick, R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire 2698 (holotype NY!).

Leaf rachis 38.7(31.0–46.5) cm long. Inflorescences peduncles 5.0(3.7–6.2) mm in diameter; rachillae 1.7(1.2–2.4) mm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat:— From 15°35’N– 17°10’N and 88°24’– 89°01’W in Belize and Guatemala at 300(100–400) m elevation in lowland rainforest (Fig. 16).