Mountain Cabbage Palm

Prestoea acuminata

"Prestoea acuminata" is a species of palm tree native to Central America, the West Indies and South America. 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.
Sierra Palm (Prestoea acuminata subsp. montana) Bosque Estatal Toro Negro, Puerto Rico. Nov 18, 2024 Fall,Geotagged,Prestoea acuminata,Puerto Rico

Naming

Three subspecies are accepted:
⤷  "Prestoea acuminata" var. "acuminata" – Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.
⤷  "Prestoea acuminata" var. "dasystachys" A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
⤷  "Prestoea acuminata" var. "montana" A.J.Hend. & Galeano – Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusPrestoea
SpeciesP. acuminata
Photographed in
Puerto Rico