Genus Local distribution Acrocomia Dry Pacific lowlands, rarely reaching 800 m elevation (Finca San Luis). Mainly seen in pastures and disturbed areas. Astrocaryum Swampy areas on the lower Atlantic slope up to 750 m (Poco Sol). Bactris Upper Pacific slope barely extending into cloud forest; Atlantic slope between 700 - 1400 m. Calyptrogyne Cloud forest on both slopes and Alantic slope rain forest. Chamaedorea Found in all habitats, but more diverse in cloud forest and Atlantic slope rain forest. Cryosophila Guacimal River Valley below San Luis (C. grayumii) and barely reaching 700 m on the Atlantic slope (C. warscewiczii). Euterpe Atlantic slope rain forest up to about 900 m. Geonoma Atlantic slope to the Continental Divide and down the Pacific slope to about 1000 m in wetter habitats. Iriartea Atlantic slope from lowlands to about 1000 m. Neonicholsonia Atlantic slope below 700 m. Prestoea Pacific slope cloud forest and wetter sites down to 1000 m; whole Atlantic slope. Reinhhardtia Atlantic slope below 800 m. Synechanthus Atlantic slope below 900 m. Zamia Atlantic slope below 800 m.

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