Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore is a plant in the Arecaceae family, order Arecales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
Prestoea acuminata is a native Central American, West Indian and South American palm now uncommon after large-scale palmito harvesting in Ecuador.
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore is a palm tree species that is native to Central America, the West Indies, and South America. It was previously harvested widely for palmito in Ecuador. Due to overharvesting, this palm has become uncommon, and is no longer commercially harvested at a large scale.
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