Prestoea acuminata
| Prestoea acuminata | |
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| Stand of Prestoea acuminata var. montana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Prestoea |
| Species: | P. acuminata
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| Binomial name | |
| Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
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Prestoea acuminata is a species of palm tree native to Central America, the West Indies and South America.[1][2]
References
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 532. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton University Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780691197708.