Characteristics
Monocots
Sabal palmetto (Walter)Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
CABBAGE PALM
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Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (DEP)
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Classification
ARECALES
Sabal palmetto (Walter)Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f. - CABBAGE PALM
Citation
SABAL PALMETTO (Walter) Loddiges ex Schultes & Schultes f., in Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1487. 1830.
Corypha palmetto Walter 1788.
FLORIDA: Duval Co.: Near Jacksonville, Jul, Curtiss 2677 (neotype: NY; isoneotypes: BH, F, GA, GH, MICH, MO, US). Neotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 646. 1990.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Baker
PIHG
 
Bay
FSU
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
USF
 
Calhoun
FSU
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Citrus
FSU
 
Clay
FSU
 
Collier
USF
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Chamaerops palmetto
Chamaerops palmetto (Walter) Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 206. 1803.
BASIONYM: Corypha palmetto Walter 1788.
 
Corypha palmetto
Corypha palmetto Walter, Fl. Carol. 119. 1788.
 
TYPE: FLORIDA: Duval Co.: Near Jacksonville, Jul, Curtiss 2677 (neotype: NY; isoneotypes: BH, F, GA, GH, MICH, MO, US). Neotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 646. 1990.
Inodes palmetto
Inodes palmetto (Walter) O. F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 532. 1901.
BASIONYM: Corypha palmetto Walter 1788.
 
Inodes schwarzii
Inodes schwarzii O. F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 532. 1901.
 
TYPE: FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: S of Coconut Grove, s.d., Cook s.n. (holotype: US?)
Sabal bahamensis
Sabal bahamensis (Beccari) L. H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6: 417. 1944.
BASIONYM: Sabal palmetto (Walter) Loddiges ex Schultes & Schultes f., var. bahamensis Beccari 1907.
 
Sabal jamesiana
Sabal jamesiana Small, J. New York Bot. Gard. 28: 182. 1927.
 
TYPE: FLORIDA: Miami-Dade Co.: Deering Hammock, 26 Aug 1929, Small & Mosier s.n. (neotype: NY). Neotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 646. 1990.
Sabal palmetto var. bahamensis
Sabal palmetto (Walter) Loddiges ex Schultes & Schultes f., var. bahamensis Beccari, Webbia 2: 38. 1907.
 
TYPE: BAHAMA ISLANDS: New Providence: Along N side of Lake Killarney, 3 Mar 1888, Eggers 4360 (lectotype: C). Lectotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 646. 1990.
Sabal parviflora
Sabal parviflora Beccari, Webbia 2: 43. 1907.
 
TYPE: CUBA: Without data, Wright 3970 (holotype: B(destroyed); isotypes: A, FI(fragm), NY, P, US).
Sabal schwarzii
Sabal schwarzii (O. F. Cook) Beccari, Webbia 2: 39. 1907.
BASIONYM: Inodes schwarzii O. F. Cook 1901.
 
Sabal viatoris
Sabal viatoris L. H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. 6: 403, fig. 209-211. 1944.
 
TYPE: Cultivated at Huntigton Bot. Gard., San Marino, California; nativity unknown, 2 Mar 1927, Bailey 9248 (lectotype: BH). Lectotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 646. 1990.
Specimens and Distribution

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Counties listed: Brevard, Broward, Charleston, Charlotte, Citrus, Colleton, Collier, DeSoto, Dixie, Flagler, Franklin, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Martin, McIntosh, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Volus

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1910 - 2023

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
22 Nov 1975
J. E. Poppleton
Sheet 2 of 2.
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
22 Nov 1975
J. E. Poppleton
Sheet 1 of 2.
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
22 Nov 1975
J. E. Poppleton
Sheet 1 of 2.
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
22 Nov 1975
J. E. Poppleton
Sheet 2 of 2.
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
18 Oct 1985
B. F. Hansen
Sheet 1 of 3.
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
18 Oct 1985
B. F. Hansen
Sheet 2 of 3.
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
18 Oct 1985
10509
B. F. Hansen
Sheet 3 of 3.
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
30 Jun 1999
S.W. Braem
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
30 Oct 2010
2408
A. R. Franck
Sheet 2 of 2.
USA
Florida
Charlotte Co.
30 Oct 2010
2408
A. R. Franck
Sheet 1 of 2.
Plant Photos
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