67c. Geonoma undata subsp. dussiana (Becc.) Henderson, comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma dussiana Beccari (1920: 436) . Lectotype (designated by Read 1979): GUADELOUPE. Bois du Nez-Cassé, 28 February 1904, A. Duss 4198 (lectotype US!, duplicates F!, FI!, LE!, MO!, NY!).

Geonoma hodgeorum Bailey in Hodge (1942: 108) . Type: DOMINICA. Morne Trois Pitons, 763–1400 m, 23 February 1940, W. Hodge 1430 (holotype BH!, isotype NY!).

Leaves veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; basal and apical pinna width no data. Inflorescences prophyll margins with irregular, spine-like projections; flower pits usually spirally arranged, not distantly spaced.

Distribution and habitat:— From 14°40’– 16°05’N and 61°00’– 61°40’W in Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique at medium elevations in lowland or montane rainforest (Fig. 42).