Geonoma cuneata var. cuneata
Morphology:
Stems clustered, erect or adscending, to 3 m long, ca. 4 cm in diameter, rough-ringed, usually with suckers on basal nodes. Leaf blade 0.4-1 m long, simple or irregularly divided into 2-4 or rarely up to 8 pinnae on each side; ribs elevated above, forming an angle of 25-40° with the rachis. The most widespread and common of the four varieties. Flowers in Oct-Jan.
Distribution:
As the species.
The most common of the four varieties in Ecuador.
Common
names:
Yah-a-chi
–
Chachi
(A. Barfod #60099 and additional references).
Yo ya chi
–
Chachi
(L.P. Kvist #40753).
Uses:
Fruits are edible
(A. Barfod #60099 and additional references).
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