Prestoea acuminata is a species of palm tree native to Central America, the West Indies and South America.[2][3]
| Prestoea acuminata | |
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| Stand of Prestoea acuminata var. montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Prestoea |
| Species: | P. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
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It was formerly widely harvested in Ecuador for palmito. However, the palm is now uncommon due to overharvesting and is no longer commercially harvested on a large scale.[4]
Subspecies edit
Three subspecies are accepted:[5]
- Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.[6]
- Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.[7]
- Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago.[8]
References edit
- ^ Barstow, M. 2023. Prestoea acuminata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T67556324A67556327. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T67556324A67556327.en. Accessed on 03 January 2024.
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 532. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton University Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780691197708.
- ^ Brokamp, Grischa (2015). Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America: Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae. Wiesbaden: Springer Spektrum. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1. ISBN 978-3-658-08695-4.
- ^ Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
- ^ Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
- ^ Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
- ^ Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.