Taxon:  Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H. E. Moore



Summary
Genus:
Prestoea
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Euterpeae
Nomen number:
103059
Place of publication:
Gentes Herbarum 9:286.  1963
Verified:
06/01/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H. E. Moore var. acuminata (0 active accession[s])
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H. E. Moore var. montana (Graham) A. J. Hend. & Galeano (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  3. Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:159.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis [Saint Kitts], St. Lucia, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Henderson, A. & G. Galeano. 1996. Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72:48.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103059. Accessed 10 May 2026.