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Species of palm
Prestoea acuminata is a species of
palm tree native to
Central America , the
West Indies and
South America .
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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.
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Subspecies
Three subspecies are accepted:
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Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
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Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago.
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References
^ 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 .
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Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore . Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
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Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata . Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
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Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano . Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.
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Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano . Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. Accessed 29 January 2023.