Sabal causiarum Becc.

Puerto rico palmetto (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Sabal

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 15.2-16m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.2 - 16.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often forming dense and extensive colonies on sandy soils of coastal plains; found at elevations from sea level to 100 metres.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

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Distribution

Sabal causiarum world distribution map, present in Dominica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico

Conservation status

Sabal causiarum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:224804-2
WFO ID wfo-0000299265
COL ID 78YMW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630585
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Synonyms

Inodes causiarum Inodes glauca Sabal questeliana Sabal causiarum Sabal haitensis