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Asterogyne guianensis, a new species from French Guiana, is described and illustrated. The differences between this and the morphologically similarA. spicata are given. A map and discussion of distribution is given for all five species of the genus.
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Studies on the Flora of the Guianas number 28.
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de Granville, JJ., Henderson, A. A new species of Asterogyne (Palmae) from French Guiana. Brittonia 40, 76–80 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806878
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