Sabal (SAH-bahl) uresana (oor-eh-SAH-nah)
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Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL.
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Scientific Classification
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Sabal (SAH-bahl)
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uresana (oor-eh-SAH-nah)
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Synonyms
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None set.
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Native Continent
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America
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Morphology
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Culture
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Survivability index
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Common names
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Sonoran Palmetto
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Habitat and Distribution
An endemic palm, confined to the Sierra Madre Occidental. Mexico Northeast, Mexico
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL.
Northwest. Range includes parts of Sinaloa and central Sonora, Mexico. Scattered in thorn forest and oak forest along watercourses.
Description
Height: To about 25 to 30 feet. A key diagnostic character is that the petioles are smooth and extend well into the bluish leaf blades. Editing by edric.
Culture
Tolerates hot sun and dry winds. Cold Hardiness Zone: 8a
Comments and Curiosities
Uses: The palm fronds were traditionally used for weaving baskets.
Conservation: Vulnerable.
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
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL.
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden, Coral Gables, FL.
Cuchujaqui east of Alamos, Sonora, Mwxico. Photo by Mark Dimmitt
Cuchujaqui east of Alamos, Sonora, Mwxico. Photo by Mark Dimmitt
Cuchujaqui east of Alamos, Sonora, Mwxico. Sabal uresana leaf showing the petiole extending into the leaf blade, a diagnostic trait. Photo by Mark Dimmitt
Here is a picture of my 5 yr old S. uresana. The blue coloration is becoming more prominent. As you can see by the picture two plants are growing side by side, I will more than likely cut out the smaller of the two palms. Photo by Scott Mcintosh, edric.
Montgomery Botanical Center, Miami, FL. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona.
Encinitas CA. Photo by Geoff Stein
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, Pattaya, Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein
Audubon Center, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by Geoff Stein
Huntington Botanical garden, Pasadena CA. Photo by Geoff Stein
Southern California. Photo by Geoff Stein
H. P. Lou Gardens, Orlando FL. Photo by Geoff Stein
Sarasota County, Florida. Photo by Christian Faulkner
Los Angeles arboretum, CA. Photo by Geoff Stein
Inland southern California desert. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Inland southern California desert. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Huntington Gardens, southern California. Photo by Geoff Stein
7 years old from seed. San Tan Valley, AZ. Photo by QCHammy
7 years old from seed. San Tan Valley, AZ. Photo by QCHammy
Gainsville FL. Merrill Wilcox's Sabal uresana. Merrill giving scale. Photo by Jason
Gisella Kopsick Palm Arboretum in St. Petersburg, FL. Photo by Jason
S.uresana looks in southern Queensland. No older than 30 years old. Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor
Deerfield Beach Arboretum, FL. "Front left of the picture is a S. Riverside, planted out at about the same time." Photo by Jerry Behan.
Deerfield Beach Arboretum, FL. "Here are the Riverside on left and uresana right, from a different angle. Note the Sabal palmetto between them is probably 20 or 30 years older, I would guess." Photo by Jerry Behan.
Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum, St Petersburg, FL. Photo by Lucas.
Southern California. Photo by Geoff Stein
Seed with dried fruit, seed about 1/2 that size. Photo by Geoff Stein
External Links
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.