37g. Geonoma maxima subsp. hexasticha (Spruce) Henderson, comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma hexasticha Spruce (1871: 110) . Type: BRAZIL. Amazonas: near Gama’s sitio, São Gabriel, March 1852, R. Spruce 29 (holotype K!, isotypes NY!, P!).

Geonoma negrensis Spruce (1871: 113) . Type: VENEZUELA. Amazonas: Río Negro, San Carlos, September 1853, R. Spruce 70 (holotype K!).

Leaves regularly pinnate with 3–5-veined pinnae (except for basal and apical ones), not plicate; rachis 66.9(42.0–100.0) cm long; pinnae 20(15–25) per side of rachis; basal pinna 0.6(0.3–1.5) cm wide, forming an angle of 64(40–87)° with the rachis. Inflorescences rachillae 13(6–25).

Distribution and habitat:— From 3°49’N– 0°70’S and 65°07’– 68°00’W in southern Venezuela and adjacent Colombia (Guainia) and Brazil (Amazonas) at 214(65–1000) m elevation in lowland rainforest usually near streams or rivers on flooded or non-flooded soils (Fig. 26).