| Palmetto | |
|---|---|
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| Sabal palmetto | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Sabaleae |
| Genus: | Sabal Adans.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Sabal adansonii Guers.[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Sabal is a genus of New World palms (or fan-palms). Currently, there are 17 recognized species of Sabal, including one hybrid species.[4]
- ^ Michel Adanson (1763). Familles des plantes. 2 (in French). chez Vincent. pp. 495, 599.
- ^ "Sabal Adans". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Sabal Adans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 15 October 2004. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ Griffith, M. Patrick; De Freitas, John; Barros, Michelle; Noblick, Larry R. (2017). "Sabal antillensis (Arecaceae): a new palmetto species from the Leeward Antilles". Phytotaxa. 303: 56–64. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.303.1.4.