Biology:Sabal yapa

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Short description: Species of palm

Sabal yapa
Sabal yapa-Yucatán.jpg
in the Yucatán
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Species:
S. yapa
Binomial name
Sabal yapa
C.Wright ex Becc.

Sabal yapa is a species of palm that grows in Belize, Guatemala, western Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula region of Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo). It prefers limestone-based calcareous soils.[1] It is often described as a palmetto palm as it has costapalmate fronds, which are like a transition phase between fan palms and feather-leaved palms.

Close-up of a frond

References

  1. Lauri, Bob. "Sabal yapa". Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Sabal/yapa.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 

Wikidata ☰ Q753908 entry