| Prestoea | |
|---|---|
| Prestoea montana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Arecoideae |
| Tribe: | Areceae |
| Subtribe: | Euterpeinae |
| Genus: | Prestoea Hook.f.[1] |
| Species | |
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Prestoea acuminata |
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Prestoea is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its ten species extends from Costa Rica and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south.