Geonoma tenuissima (Geonoma tenuissima)
Description
It is a small palm with up to 15 slender, clustering stems, ca. 1 cm in diameter and 1 or 2 m tall. The leaf blade is bifid and wedgeshaped. The inflorescence is born below the leaves. It is densely ramified, with slender rachillae of up to three orders, and has widely spaced, conspicuously raised flowerpit. The tiny flowers are orange, quite an unusual colour for the genus. Mature fruits are bright blue, ca. 5 mm in diameter. Taken together, these characters make Geonoma tenuissima clearly distinct from all other palm species in Ecuador. The most similar species occur in NW Colombia and Central America.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Geonoma
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