Geonoma leptospadix Trail

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1972. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IX. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 1-832.

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Geonoma leptospadix Trail

  • Description

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    Distribution and Ecology - Distribution. Rather widespread in northern South America; locally common but not frequent in relatively dry uninundated places in the understory of dense forests often on the lower slopes of the mountains up to altitudes of about 750 m. SURINAME. Emmaketen, west slope of Staheltop, alt ca 700 m, Wessels Boer 1488 (U). GUYANA. Upper Mazaruni River Basin, Kamarang River, alt ca 550 m, Tillett & Tillett 45726, 45855 (NY). VENEZUELA. Edo. Bolivar: lat. 3°53', long. 62°46', alt 650-800 m, Steyermark 90666 (BH).

  • Discussion

    Type. Trail 962-963 (CLXXII), Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Tocantins (F, K).

    Geonoma leptospadix is at once distinguished by the long slender pendulous inflorescences. Apart from the Guianas it is also known from northern Brazil, eastern Colombia, and northeastern Peru. A specimen collected in Suriname, Upper Saramacca River, Maguire 24095 (NY), was described as G. saramaccana Bailey but is identical with Trail’s original collection.

  • Distribution

    Distribution. Rather widespread in northern South America; locally common but not frequent in relatively dry uninundated places in the understory of dense forests often on the lower slopes of the mountains up to altitudes of about 750 m.

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