Taxon: Sabal mauritiiformis (H. Karst.) Griseb. & H. Wendl.

Summary

Genus:

Sabal

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Coryphoideae

Tribe:

Sabaleae

Nomen number:

32589

Place of publication:

A. H. R. Grisebach, Fl. Brit. W. I. 514. 1864

Verified:

02/14/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (6 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Trithrinax mauritiiformis H. Karst.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Sabal glaucescens Lodd. ex Salomon
Sabal nematoclada Burret

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:164.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
Zona, S. 1990. A monograph of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae). Aliso 12:635-639.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	green botan	1	Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
English	Trinidad palm	1	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
German	Trinidad-Palmettopalme	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama		Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Barinas	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Cojedes	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcón	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Lara	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Zulia	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Atlántico	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Bolívar	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Córdoba	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Cundinamarca	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	La Guajira	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Sucre	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Tolima	Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Bolívar, Zulia, Barinas, Cojedes, Falcón, Lara]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Atlántico, Bolívar, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Sucre, Tolima, La Guajira]

Reference(s)

Henderson, A. et al. 1995. Field guide to the palms of the Americas

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32589. Accessed 15 April 2026.