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Arecaceae
Sabal

not marked as a favorite taxon Sabal Adanson. Common name: Palmetto.

Key to Sabal

A genus of about 16 species, trees and shrubs, primarily distributed around the Caribbean Basin.

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Subfamily: Coryphoideae. Tribe: Sabaleae.

Key advice:The hastula is the triangle of tissue where the petiole joins the leaf blade, as seen on the upper (adaxial) surface.

References: Dransfield & Uhl (1998) In Kubitzki (1998b); Dransfield et al. (2008); Goldman et al. (2011); Tucker, Noblick, & Joyner (2024); Zona (1985); Zona (1990); Zona (1997); Zona (2000) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Zona & Judd (1986). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Sabal© Keith Bradley | Sabal palmetto | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sabal© Richard & Teresa Ware | Sabal palmetto CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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