Sabal causiarum

Sabal causiarum
At Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Species:
S. causiarum
Binomial name
Sabal causiarum
Synonyms[2]

Inodes causiarum O.F.Cook
Inodes glauca Dammer
Sabal haitensis Becc. ex Martelli
Sabal questeliana L.H.Bailey

Sabal causiarum, commonly known as the Puerto Rico palmetto[3] or Puerto Rican hat palm, is a species of palm which is native to Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and the British Virgin Islands. As its common and scientific names suggest, its leaves are used in the manufacture of "straw" hats.

  1. ^ Bárrios, S.; Hamilton, M.A. (2018). "Sabal causiarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57356844A125646226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57356844A125646226.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sabal causiarum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sabal causiarum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.