Arecaceae
Sierran palm
Prestoea acuminata
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Prestoea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 山甘蓝椰, 粉轴椰
- English
- Sierran palm, Mountain cabbage palm, Red crownshaft palm
Synonyms
- Euterpe acuminata (Willd.) H.Wendl.
- Euterpe antioquensis Linden
- Euterpe praga (Kunth) Spreng.
- Oenocarpus caracasanus Mart.
- Oreodoxa acuminata Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Oquendo, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrevseluj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.