Geonoma undata

Red crownshaft palm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Geonoma
Species:
G. undata
Binomial name
Geonoma undata
Klotzsch

Geonoma undata is a species of medium-sized palm tree native to North and South America.[2][3] It grows in the understory of tropical forests at high altitudes.[4][5] This species has highly variable traits depending on its geographic location and several subspecies exist as a result.[5]

  1. ^ Machuca Machuca, K.; Martínez Salas, E.; Quero, H. & Samain, M.-S. (2022). "Geonoma undata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T58410948A58410953. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5.
  3. ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano-Garces, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1997). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton University Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-691-01600-9.
  4. ^ Sylvester, Olivia; Avalos, Gerardo (2013). "Influence of light conditions on the allometry and growth of the understory palm Geonoma undata subsp. edulis (Arecaceae) of neotropical cloud forests". American Journal of Botany. 100 (12): 2357–2363. doi:10.3732/ajb.1300247. PMID 24222681.
  5. ^ a b Henderson, A. (18 February 2011). "A revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)". Phytotaxa. 17 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.17.1.1. S2CID 83690257.