Prestoea acuminata

Prestoea acuminata is a species of palm tree native to Central America, the West Indies and South America.^[2][3]

Prestoea acuminata
Stand of Prestoea acuminata var. montana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Prestoea
Species:	P. acuminata
Binomial name
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore

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

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]