Sabal mexicana
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Habitat and Distribution
Sabal mexicana ranges from southern Texas to coastal Nicaragua. Wild populations
Description
Sabal mexicana (the Texas plant was formerly separated as Sabal texana): Increasingly, it is being used in landscapes in Texas. It looks similar to S. palmetto but is shorter, tends to have a stouter trunk and has a larger fruit that also has a flattened sperical shape. The Flora of North America says that Sabal mexicana fruits are 14.8 millimeters or more in diameter (compared to 13.9 mm or less for S. palmetto.) (southeastgarden.com) Editing by edric.
Culture
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!
- IMAGE GALLERY
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande, Texas Photo: Jason Schoneman
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Coral Gables, FL. S. var. guatemalensis.
Houston, TX. Photo by John Volk.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- THE SAXOPHONE STYLE ROOT GROWTH (HEEL)
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
