Prestoea acuminata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Prestoea
- Species
- Prestoea acuminata
- Scientific Name
- Prestoea acuminata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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.
...Prestoea acuminata in languages:
- English
- Mountain Cabbage Palm
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