67j. Geonoma undata subsp. venezuelana Henderson, subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plates 69–71)

A subspeciebus aliis pinnis basalibus atque apicalibus angustis differt.

Type: VENEZUELA. Carabobo: Mpio. Bejuma, parte superior de la Fila La Mesa, Valle de Chirgua, finca Monte Sacro, 1250–1300 m, 28 November–1 December 1996, F. Stauffer, A. Fernández, R. Riina & K. Walther–Weissbeck 262 (holotype VEN n.v., isotype NY!).

Leaves veins raised and rectangular in cross-section adaxially; basal pinna 0.5(0.4–0.5) cm wide; apical pinna 1.7 cm wide. Inflorescences prophyll margins with irregular, spine-like projections; flower pits usually spirally arranged, not distantly spaced.

Distribution and habitat:— From 10°12’– 10°15’N and 68°07’– 68°10’W on the Coastal Range in Venezuela at 1362(1275–1450) m elevation in montane rainforest (Fig. 44).