Sabal pumos (Kunth) Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Sabal

Characteristics

A slender fan palm. It has a single trunk. The trunk can be 15 m tall and 35 cm across. The crown is large and rounded. The leaf stalk extends into the leaves. The leaves bear threads. The flowering stalk is arching or nodding and shorter than the leaf stalk. The fruit are oval or round and greenish-black. They are 18-27 mm across. The fruit are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Environment

Sandy soils in the transition zone between tropical deciduous forest and oak forests, at elevations from 600-1,300 metres. Much of the plants range has been converted into pasture, where the plant is still able to thrive.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on sandy soils between 600-1300 m altitude in Mexico. It grows in tropical deciduous forests of mountainous areas. It needs a fast draining soil. It can tolerate drought.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Conservation status

Sabal pumos threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669735-1
WFO ID wfo-0000299310
COL ID 78YNT
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Synonyms

Sabal pumos Corypha pumos Copernicia pumos Sabal dugesii