Sabal etonia
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| Sabal etoniaatArchbold Biological Station,Florida, United States | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Sabal |
| Species: | S. etonia
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Sabal etonia,commonly known as thescrub palmetto[3]is a species ofpalm.It isendemictoFloridain the United States, where it is found inFlorida sand pine scrubcommunities.[2][4][5]
Description
[edit]Sabal etoniais afan palmwith a solitary stem that is usually subterranean, but is sometimes above ground and can usually grow 0.9 m (3.0 ft) to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) tall.[2][6]Plants usually have four to sevencostapalmateleaves, each with 25–50 leaflets. Theinflorescences,which are branched with a bushy appearance, are shorter than the leaves and bear brownish-black fruit. The fruit are 0.9–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) and 0.8–1.3 cm (0.3–0.5 in) in diameter.[7][5]
Taxonomy
[edit]Sabalis placed in thesubfamilyCoryphoideaeand thetribeSabaleae.[8]
The species was first described by American botanistWalter Tennyson Swinglein 1896, based on collections made nearEustis, Florida,in 1894.[9]Sabal miamiensisis treated as either a synonym or a separate species by different authors.
Gallery
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Detail of the leaf ofS. etonia
References
[edit]- ^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0.Sabal etonia".explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^abc"Sabal etonia".Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.Retrieved2009-06-01.
- ^USDA, NRCS(n.d.)."Sabal etonia".The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov).Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.Retrieved26 October2015.
- ^Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^abFlora of North America Vol. 22 Page 108 Scrub palmetto, dwarf palmettoSabal etoniaSwingle ex Nash, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 23: 99. 1896.
- ^Palmpedia Sabal etonia Description
- ^Henderson, Andrew;Gloria Galeano;Rodrigo Bernal(1995).Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas.Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 65.ISBN0-691-08537-4.
- ^Roncal, Julissa; Scott Zona; Carl E. Lewis (2008). "Molecular Phylogenetic Studies of Caribbean Palms (Arecaceae) and Their Relationships to Biogeography and Conservation".The Botanical Review.74(1): 78–102.doi:10.1007/s12229-008-9005-9.S2CID40119059.
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- ^Nash, Geo. V. (1896). "Notes on Some Florida Plants.-II".Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club.23(3). Torrey Botanical Society: 95–108.doi:10.2307/2478121.JSTOR2478121.
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