Sabal mexicana Martius. Mexican Palmetto, Rio Grande Palmetto, Texas Palm, Palma de Micharos. Phen: Mar-Apr; Aug-Oct. Hab: Floodplains, hammocks, swamps. Dist: Se. TX, south to Mexico, and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA22, K3, K4, Mex, Zona (1990), Zona (1997); < Sabal mexicana Mart. – S13; > Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc. – Tx
Links to other floras: = Sabal mexicana - FNA22
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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