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Sabal mexicana

Mart. (1838)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Sabal

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 246 (1838)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sabal mexicana Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen No trunk. Leaf: costapalmate; petiole 22.5, blade 37 long x 40 wide, with 34 segments, middle split 2/3 way to hastula. Infl. 32 long, 13 wide, 3x branched, with 4-5 penduncular bracts. Flowers perfect; stamens 6. (frt missing). Baker, R.F. 890172 Oahu BISH 1989-12-08
2 Sabal mexicana Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen No trunk. Leaf: costapalmate; petiole 22.5, blade 37 long x 40 wide, with 34 segments, middle split 2/3 way to hastula. Infl. 32 long, 13 wide, 3x branched, with 4-5 penduncular bracts. Flowers perfect; stamens 6. (frt missing). Baker, R.F. 890172 Oahu BISH 1989-12-08
3 Sabal mexicana Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Single trunked palm to 6 m. Fab shaped leaves 1.3 x 2 m. Petiole 2.3 m. Black scales lightly covering intersection of rachis & leaf blade. Persistent leaf bases. Mature fruit black, round to ½. Spadix to 1½ m. Teraoka, W. 214 Oahu BISH 1979-11-27
4 Sabal mexicana Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen No trunk. Leaf: costapalmate; petiole 22.5, blade 37 long x 40 wide, with 34 segments, middle split 2/3 way to hastula. Infl. 32 long, 13 wide, 3x branched, with 4-5 penduncular bracts. Flowers perfect; stamens 6. (frt missing). Baker, R.F. 890172 Oahu BISH 1989-12-08
5 Sabal mexicana University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1930-11-13
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