Sabal mauritiiformis

Sabal mauritiiformis, commonly known as the Savannah palm,^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae.^[2][4] It grows in Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.

Sabal mauritiiformis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Sabal
Species:	S. mauritiiformis
Binomial name
Sabal mauritiiformis (H.Karst.) Griseb. & H.Wendl.
Synonyms[2]
Trithrinax mauritiiformis H.Karst. Sabal allenii L.H.Bailey Sabal coerulescens T.Moore & Mast. Sabal glaucescens Lodd. ex H.Wendl. Sabal glaucescens Lodd. ex Drabble Sabal morrisiana Bartlett ex L.H.Bailey Sabal nematoclada Burret

Description

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Sabal mauritiiformis is a fan palm with solitary, slender stems, which is usually 15 to 20 metres (49 to 66 ft) tall and 15–20 centimetres (6–8 in) in diameter. Plants have about 10–25 leaves, each with 90–150 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched and longer than the leaves, bear pear-shaped to globose, black fruit. The fruit are 0.8–1.1 centimetres (0.3–0.4 in) in diameter.^[5]