Taxon:
Sabal causiarum (O. F. Cook) Becc.
Summary
Place of publication:
Webbia 2:71. 1907
Verified:
04/30/2013
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:149.
- Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource). URL: http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/ABCList.asp
- Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
- Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
- Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
- Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:164.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Zona, S. 1990. A monograph of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae). Aliso 12:627-628.
Common names
English
Puerto Rican hat palm – Puerto Rican palmetto – Spanish
palma de escoba – palma de sombrero –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominican Republic | | s. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Haiti | | s. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Virgin Islands (British) | Anegada | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Dominican Republic (s.), Haiti (s.), United States [Puerto Rico], Virgin Islands (British) [Anegada]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Center for Plant Conservation listed | | | Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource). URL: http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/ABCList.asp |
Environmental | ornamental | | Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. |
Materials | fiber | for making hats and other items | Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. |