Geonoma pohliana subsp. rodriguesii Henderson, 2011

51f. Geonoma pohliana subsp. rodriguesii Henderson View in CoL , subsp. nov. (Appendix IV, Plate 55)

A subspeciebus aliis pinnis in quoque latere 4(2–7) atque rachillis 2(1–4) glabris differt.

Type: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Praia de João Gago, on Sepetiba Bay, on road to Mangaratiba, 22°56’S 43°59’W, 19 November 1966, G. Gottsberger 14– 191166 ( holotype NY!).

Leaves pinnae 4(2–7) per side of rachis. Inflorescences rachillae 2(1–4), 5.4(4.0–7.1) mm in diameter, not hairy, not filiform and not or scarcely narrowed between the flower pits; proximal and distal lips drying the same color as the rachillae; triads mostly spirally arranged.

Distribution and habitat:— From 18°01’– 23°13’S and 39°48’– 44°57’W in the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Brazil in Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo at 251(50–650) m elevation in lowland rainforest ( Fig. 34 View FIGURE 34 ).