Sabal etonia
Sabal etonia, commonly known as the scrub palmetto is a species of palm which is found only in the US State of Florida.
Description
Sabal etonia is a fan palm with a solitary stem that is usually subterranean but is sometimes above ground and up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall. Plants usually have 4–7 costapalmate leaves, each with 25–50 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched with a bushy appearance, are shorter than the leaves and bear brownish-black fruit. The fruit are 0.9–1.5 centimetres (0.4–0.6 in) and 0.8–1.3 centimetres (0.3–0.5 in) in diameter.
Taxonomy
Sabal is placed in the subfamily Coryphoideae and the tribe Sabaleae.
The species was first described by American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle in 1896, based on collections made near Eustis, Florida in 1894.
Photos
Detail of the leaf of Sabal etonia
Detail of the leaf of Sabal etonia
Scrub palmetto in the Canaveral National Seashore
Scrub palmetto in the Canaveral National Seashore
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