Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult. f. (in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1487. 1830.) Localities: West Indies (native), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Common Names: Cana (Cuba), Guano cana (Cuba), Hat palmetto (Bahamas), Palma cana (Cuba), Palmeto (Cuba), Pond thatch (Bahamas), Pond-top (Bahamas), Synonyms: Corypha palmetto Walter (Fl. Carol. 119. 1788.), Sabal bahamensis (Becc.) L.H. Bailey (Gentes Herb. 6: 417. 1944.), Sabal parviflora Becc. (Webbia 2: 43. 1907.), Citations:1). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 2). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 3). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 4). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 11 Jun 09 |