Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.
Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano
Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72: 53 (1996)
Family: ARECACEAE

Prestoea acuminata var. montana Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit with zigzag flower stalk at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Prestoea acuminata
back
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano
Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72: 53 (1996)
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore
Gentes Herb. 9: [286]. 1963
Synonymy: 29 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano
Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 72: 53 (1996)
Synonymy: 3
back

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Sierran palm, Sierra palm (Puerto Rico), Sierras palm, Mountain acuminate prestoea, Mountain-palm (Lesser Antilles), Mountain cabbage (Netherlands Antilles. Puerto Rico)
FRENCH (Français): Palmiste rouge (Lesser Antilles), Palmiste noir (Lesser Antilles), Palmiste-montagne (Dominica. Guadeloupe), Palmiste franc (Guadeloupe), Palmiste blanc (Guadeloupe), Palmiste (Dominica. Guadeloupe); Palmiste chapelet (Haiti), Macoutouca (Haiti), Macouta (Haiti), Chou palmiste (Guadeloupe), Chou franc (Guadeloupe), Chou amer (Guadeloupe), Chapelet (Haiti), Palmiste acuminé de montagne
SPANISH (Español): Manacla (Dominican Republic); Palma boba (Cuba), Palma bobo (Cuba), Palma de manada (Dominican Republic), Palma de sierra (Puerto Rico), Palma dulce (Dominican Republic); Palma justa (Cuba), Palmito dulce (Dominican Republic), Suripalma (Bolivia)

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Prestoea acuminata group

  • Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore: has angular rachillae with hairs (Rarely glabrous). Inflorescences are more elongate, and triads are slightly sunken in the rachillae. Distribution: Central and South America usually occur above 1000 m.
  • Prestoea acuminata var. dasystachys (Burret) A.J.Hend. & Galeano: has very large, almost ellipsoid fruits, with large, persistent perianths. Distribution: grows at high elevations (above 1000 m) in the northeastern Andes.
  • Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano: has almost glabrous, cylindrical rachillae, more corymbose inflorescences and triads are superficial on the rachillae. Fruits are slightly larger. Distribution: Antilles usually below 1000 m.

20628 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20627 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit with zigzag fruit stalk at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


Your Actions
Prestoea Back to Prestoea index
Arecaceae Back to Arecaceae index
Palms & Cycads Back to Palms And Cycads Encyclopedia index