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Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore var. acuminata

Palmae

SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)

dr (staminate flowers are used to make a tea to cleanse the blood) fd (hearts) ti (house construction)

Aiphanes praga Kunth Euterpe acuminata (Willd.) H.Wendl. Euterpe andicola Brongn. ex Mart. Euterpe andina Burret Euterpe aphanolepis Burret Euterpe brevivaginata Mart. Euterpe chaunostachys Burret Euterpe frigida (Kunth) Burret Euterpe haenkeana Brong. ex Mart. Euterpe megalochlamys Burret Euterpe microspadix Burret Euterpe oocarpa Burret Euterpe purpurea Engel Euterpe trichoclada Burret Euterpe zephria Dugand Oenocarpus caracasanus Mart. Oenocarpus frigidus (Kunth) Spreng. Oenocarpus utilis Klotzsch Oreodoxa acuminata Willd. Oreodoxa frigida Kunth Prestoea allenii H.E.Moore Prestoea megalochlamys (Burret) H.E.Moore Prestoea trichoclada (Burret) Balslev & A.J.Hend.

typical acuminate prestoea

palmiste acuminé typique

botsacha (Colombia); diablo fuente (Peru); maquenque (Panama); palm heart dulce (Costa Rica); palma negra (Peru); palma ramosilla (Bolivia); palmicho (Colombia, Venezuela); palmito (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador)

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Latin name	Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E.Moore var. acuminata
Family	Palmae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	dr (staminate flowers are used to make a tea to cleanse the blood) fd (hearts) ti (house construction)
Synonym	Aiphanes praga Kunth Euterpe acuminata (Willd.) H.Wendl. Euterpe andicola Brongn. ex Mart. Euterpe andina Burret Euterpe aphanolepis Burret Euterpe brevivaginata Mart. Euterpe chaunostachys Burret Euterpe frigida (Kunth) Burret Euterpe haenkeana Brong. ex Mart. Euterpe megalochlamys Burret Euterpe microspadix Burret Euterpe oocarpa Burret Euterpe purpurea Engel Euterpe trichoclada Burret Euterpe zephria Dugand Oenocarpus caracasanus Mart. Oenocarpus frigidus (Kunth) Spreng. Oenocarpus utilis Klotzsch Oreodoxa acuminata Willd. Oreodoxa frigida Kunth Prestoea allenii H.E.Moore Prestoea megalochlamys (Burret) H.E.Moore Prestoea trichoclada (Burret) Balslev & A.J.Hend.
English name	typical acuminate prestoea
French name	palmiste acuminé typique
Spanish name	botsacha (Colombia); diablo fuente (Peru); maquenque (Panama); palm heart dulce (Costa Rica); palma negra (Peru); palma ramosilla (Bolivia); palmicho (Colombia, Venezuela); palmito (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador)
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