Geonoma deversa

Geonoma deversa
(Poit.) Kunth


Original
reference:

Enum. Pl. 3: 231 (1841)


Basionym:
Gynestum deversum Poit.


Morphology:
Understorey palm. Stems clustered, slender, to 3 m long and ca. 1 cm in diameter. Leaf blade 40-65 cm long, simple or pinnately divided, with up to 10 pinnae on each side, commonly divided into three broad pinnae on each side. Inflorescence branched 1-3 times; flower bearing branches slender, ca. 2 mm in diameter, with rather densely positioned flower pits arranged in whorls of three, particularly towards the apex of the branches. Female flowers with staminodes united into a tube.



Distribution:
Widespread in lowland and premontane areas in Central and South America, in tropical moist to wet forest. In Ecuador it is found on both sides of the Andes.

Notes:
The species is very variable, and may include more than one morphological form.


Common
names:

Chontilla

Spanish

(H. Balslev #4791).

Chontilla de loma

Spanish

(H. Balslev #4300).

Chontilla del monte

Spanish

(H. Balslev #4300).

Ñu-guan-né´

Siona

(H. Balslev #62054).

Sute-dé-dé

Siona

(H. Balslev #4791).

Sute-dére

Siona

(H. Balslev #4300).

Chontillo

Spanish

(H. Balslev #4312).

Huasöne

Siona

(H. Balslev #4312).

Uses:

Fresh leaves are used for tapping baskets with fruits or other goods
(H. Balslev #4300).

The stem is used for cleaning shotguns
(H. Balslev #4312).

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