Sabal mexicana

Not to be confused with Sabal palmetto.

Mexican palmetto

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Species:
S. mexicana
Binomial name
Sabal mexicana
Natural range
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Erythea loretensis M.E.Jones
  • Inodes exul O.F.Cook
  • Inodes mexicana (Mart.) Standl.
  • Inodes texana O.F.Cook
  • Sabal exul (O.F.Cook) L.H.Bailey
  • Sabal guatemalensis Becc.
  • Sabal mexicana Sauvalle
  • Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc.

Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto,[5] Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos.[4] The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico."[6]

  1. ^ Alvarado-Segura, A.A.; Pérez-Farrera, M.; Quero, H. (2020). "Sabal mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56359763A59310516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T56359763A59310516.en. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ a b "Sabal mexicana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sabal mexicana​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ^ Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. pp. 446–447. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.