Prestoea acuminata var. montana explained

Prestoea acuminata var. montana (vernacular English: Sierran palm;[1] [2] vernacular Spanish: palma de sierra[3]) is a perennial palm in the family Arecaceae.

Description

A palm with a thin and tall stipe and a uniform diameter, reaching heights of 45 feet.

Distribution

It is found throughout the Greater Antilles as well as the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean.

Habitat

Generally found in mountains of up to high.[4] It grows in the forest of creeks in the mountains, and on the steep slopes of the highest peaks in Puerto Rico. It is also found in Toro Negro State Forest, in the Puerto Rico Cordillera Central.[3] According to studies in the Luquillo Mountains, this palm also is associated with landslides.[5]

Uses

The fruit is the favorite food of the Puerto Rican parrot.[6]

Taxonomy

The plant was first described as Euterpe montana and was later transferred to the genus Prestoea.[7]

Etymology
  • Prestoea: generic name in honor of Henry Prestoe (1842–1923), English botanist and traveler, who collected the plant in Trinidad.[8]
    montana: from the Latin, meaning "from the mountain".[9]

    Bibliography

    1. Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
    2. T. J. Killeen, E. García Estigarribia & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 1993. Guía Árb. Bolivia 1–958. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden. Editorial Quipus srl., La Paz, Bolivia. 1993.

    See also

    Relationship with inhabiting frog Common coquí: Eleutherodactylus coqui

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42460 Prestoea montana (Graham) G. Nicholson; Taxonomic Serial No.: 42460.
    2. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PRACM Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E. Moore var. montana (Graham) A. Hend. & G. Galeano: Sierran palm.
    3. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.
    4. Miner Solá, E. Árboles de Puerto Rico y exóticos. Puerto Rico. 3rd edition. . 2000.
    5. Guariguata. M.R.. Landslide disturbance and forest regeneration in the Upper Luquillo mountains of Puerto Rico.. Journal of Ecology. 1990. 78. 3 . 814–832. 10.2307/2260901. 2260901 .
    6. Mowbray, Alan M. 2002. Bosque Nacional del Caribe Guía Interpretativa de Palo Colorado. Puerto Rico:Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos, Bosque Nacional del Caribe
    7. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2400811 Prestoea montana in Tropicos
    8. John Dransfield, Natalie Uhl, Conny Asmussen-Lange, William Baker, Madeline Harley and Carl Lewis. Genera Palmarum: The Evolution and Classification of Palms. Published by Kew, in association with the International Palm Society and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University. August 2008.
    9. Archibald William Smith

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