Sabal maritima

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SUB CATEGORY PALMS OF CUBA

Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman, edric.

Sabal maritima

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Sabal
Species:	maritima

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

America

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Palmate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Bull Thatch Palm

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Habitat and Distribution

Endemic to Cuba, and Jamaica.

Description

Sabal maritima, is a fan palm with a solitary, stout trunk, which grows up to 15 metres (49 ft.) tall, and 25–40 centimetres (10–16 in.) in diameter. Crown holds about 25 costapalmate leaves, with recurving leaf tips, each with 70–110 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched, and as long as the leaves, they bear pear-shaped to globose, black fruit. The fruit are 0.8–1.4 centimetres (0.3–0.6 in.) in diameter. Editing by edric.

Culture

Full sun, moderate water, well drained position. Hardiness USDA zones, 9A-11.

Comments and Curiosities

This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!

External Links

References

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.

Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.

IMAGE GALLERY
Fallbrook, California.	Fallbrook, California.	Lemon Grove, CA.	Photo by Jody Haynes, edric.
Photo by Jody Haynes, edric.		Cuba. Photo by Jason Schoneman, edric.