Sabal
Sign in to saveSabal is a genus of New World palms (or fan-palms). Currently, there are 17 recognized species of Sabal, including one hybrid species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Observations recorded41,749
Common Name: carat
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 470
- With media
- 220
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- YPM, UNICACH, CICY, UACH, IBUNAM, INECOL
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Prehistoric taxa
- Formerly placed in ''Sabal''
- Ecology
- Uses
- References
- External links
Sabal is a genus of New World palms (or fan-palms). Currently, there are 17 recognized species of Sabal, including one hybrid species.
== Distribution == The species are native to the subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, from the Gulf Coast/South Atlantic states in the Southeastern United States, south through the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America to Colombia and Venezuela.
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