Prestoea acuminata explained

Prestoea acuminata is a species of palm tree native to Central America, the West Indies and South America.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted:^[4]

• Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.^[5]
• Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.^[6]
• Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Grandtner, M. M.. Chevrette. Julien. 2013. Academic Press. 9780123969545. 532. en.
2. Book: Henderson, Andrew. Galeano. Gloria. Bernal. Rodrigo. 1995. Princeton University Press. 9780691197708. 126. en.
3. Book: 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 . 10.1007/978-3-658-08696-1 . 978-3-658-08695-4.
4. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210057-2 Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
5. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171192-1 Prestoea acuminata var. acuminata
6. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995258-1 Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano
7. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995259-1 Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano