Editing Geonoma spinescens

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[[File:Geonoma_spinescens_Venez_694.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''G. spinescens'']]
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===Distribution & Habitat:===
An under-story plant of the rainforest, at 750-1300 m elevation in the coastal area of Venezuela
(Aragua, Carabobo, Yaracuy).

===Description:===
It is a small under-story palm to about 1 m (3 ft) tall, with long, entire leaves.
''G. spinescens'' is a member of a relatively large group of similar species,
the ''[[Geonoma_lanata]]'' clade. It differs from all of these,
except ''[[Geonoma_gentryi]]'', in its spirally arranged flower pits.
It is a clustering palm, 1-2 m (3-6 ft) tall with stems
1-1.5 cm (1/2-3/4 in) diameter. Leaves about 13; blade
60-80 cm long, simple and wedge shaped or
divided into several leaflets.
Inflorescences are borne below the leaves, branched to 3 order:
peduncle about 10 cm long; rachis 10-15 cm
long: flowering branches numerous, threadlike,
to 10 cm long and 1—1.5 mm thick, reddish in
fruit; pits loosely arranged; fruits ovoid,
pointed at apex, 8 mm long and 6 mm diameter,
black.

===Cultivation:===
Warm, sheltered and moist.
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===Contributed by:===
Ian Edwards (Figure 1)<br/>
'''Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas''' By Andrew Henderson (Text)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Geonoma%20spinescens Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/b70cea63-a401-4024-9cfb-7d9fa03ff921 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Geonoma+spinescens JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Geonoma+spinescens Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Geonoma+spinescens%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Geonoma+spinescens%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Geonoma+spinescens Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Geonoma+spinescens%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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[[Category:Geonoma|spinescens]]
[[Category:Palm|Geonoma_spinescens]]