''Prestoea'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of palms native to the

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, Central and

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. Its range extends from

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

and the

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in the north to

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

and

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

in the south.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species

* '' Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), West Indies, northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) * '' Prestoea carderi'' (W.Bull) Hook.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru * '' Prestoea decurrens'' H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea ensiformis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea longipetiolata'' (Oerst.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela * '' Prestoea montana'' ( Graham) G.Nicholson; (Willd.) H.E. Moore - Greater and Lesser Antilles * '' Prestoea pubens'' H.E.Moore - Panama, Colombia * '' Prestoea pubigera'' (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. - Venezuela, Trinidad * '' Prestoea schultzeana'' (Burret) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador. Peru, Brazil * '' Prestoea simplicifolia'' Galeano - Antioquia region of Colombia * '' Prestoea tenuiramosa'' (Dammer) H.E.Moore - Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil

References

Trees of the Caribbean Trees of Central America Trees of South America Arecaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{palm-stub