Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E. Moore var. montana (Graham) A. Hend. & G. Galeano

vernacular Sierran palm — variety · Arecaceae

USDA: PRACM
GBIF: 2738994
Rank: variety

Sierran palm (Prestoea acuminata var. montana) — Platephotograph · Martin ReithCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Arecaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Prestoea

§2a

Native status, by region

PR Puerto Rico Native

§2b

County-level range

· 16 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 16 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Salinity: Medium
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 40 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 70–160 in/yr
pH range: 3.6–5.5
Root depth: 36 in min.
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Mature height: 70 ft
Height @ 20 y: 30 ft
Foliage colour: Green
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None

§3d

Reproduction

Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 16 counties across 1 state.

Puerto Rico view state ↗ 16 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PRACM ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2738994 ↗

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