A beautiful Old Growth Forest in Grenada with palms - opinions or weigh in on ID?

[kylecawazafla]

A few months ago I hiked to the top of Mount Qua Qua, one of the highest points on the southern end of Grenada and overlooked this beautiful old growth forest:

Ever since I saw it, I have been longing to explore it and finally had the chance to yesterday! The following photos are from within this exact valley! The palms in these photos should be just Euterpe broadwayi and Prestoea acuminata, since they are supposed to be the only palms native to this part of Grenada. However, the palms are so variable I feel like there are perhaps other species among them, so if anyone has any input, could you please tell me if you think that there are other palms too?

Strikingly vibrant roots of Prestoea acuminata

Euterpe broadwayi stilt roots - Another part of the mountain has roots that are about 6 feet high, but I'll have to photograph those in a few months when I go back!

Here is a Euterpe broadwayi as an emergent palm. They're very hard to photograph and surprisingly hard to access! I still couldn't find any seeds, but there might be some in a few months, since it looked like infructescences were forming. A Prestoea is to the left.

Grove of trees with no undergrowth… probably due to low light? There was no pathway to this spot!

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See me??

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Naked Palm Tree Amazingness

Pics from other hike, but same area:

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You can see the rest of the photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36838058@N03/sets/72157656424906451

[Xenon]

Amazing!! Thanks for the great shots!

[Yunder Wækraus]

Beautiful!!!!

[Jim in Los Altos]

Kyle, Your photographic ability is astounding! Thanks for posting these shots.

[Pip]

Wow. I want to go there

[Jeff Searle]

Great pictures, Kyle! Amazing what lots of rain can do. The one pic of the little waterfall was simply beautiful.

[kylecawazafla]

Thank you for the comments, guys! So no weigh in on the Prestoea here? I'm so lost when it comes to identifying them, since no two seem the same! It was really such a gift getting to explore such a pristine area! Most of these photos were taken while cross country hiking through the forest, so it's pretty untouched as far as Grenada is concerned!

[Howeadypsis]

Fabulous, that's like paradise!

[amazondk]

Great pictures. Did you go swimming?

[Kai]

Amazing scenery!

Please remind me next year this shall be my new holiday location.

[kylecawazafla]

Thank you guys! I did go swimming in the waterfalls! The pools are actually deep enough that you can jump off of them! It's lots of fun.