Geonoma pinnatifrons subsp. martinicensis (Martius) Henderson

Henderson, Andrew, 2011, A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae), Phytotaxa 17, pp. 1-271 : 119-120

49c. Geonoma pinnatifrons subsp. martinicensis (Martius) Henderson , comb. & stat. nov.

Basionym: Geonoma martinicensis Martius (1843: 28) . Type: MARTINIQUE. “Palma humilis, cocifera, latifolia, major, Plum. , t. LIX, LX, LXI” (holotype P, n.v.).

Geonoma dominicana Bailey (1939: 232) . Type: Dominica. Morne Cola Anglais, 610–732 m, 10–23 August 1938, W. Hodge 307 (holotype, BH! isotypes, GH! NY!).

Leaf pinnae 7(4–9) per side of rachis. Inflorescences peduncular bracts inserted 1.9(1.0–3.0) cm above the prophyll; peduncles 25.5(16.5–39.0) cm long, 8.0(3.7–11.8) mm in diameter; rachillae 18.4(12.2–24.0) cm long, 2.5(1.9–3.8) mm in diameter; fruits 5.2(4.8–5.9) mm in diameter.

Distribution and habitat:— From 12°27’– 16°13’N and 60°56’– 61°46’W in the Lesser Antilles ( Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, and St. Lucia) at 674(200–1000) m elevation in lowland to montane rainforest ( Fig. 31 ). Read (1979) also included St. Vincent in the distribution of this taxon, but no specimens from there have been seen.

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FIGURE 31. Distribution maps of Geonoma pinnatifrons subsp. pinnatifrons, G. pinnatifrons subsp. binervia, G. pinnatifrons subsp. martinicensis, and G. pinnatifrons subsp. membranacea.