Genus Sabal Adans.


Summary
Genus number:
10621
Last updated:
15 October 2004
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Sabaleae
Common name(s):

palmetto
Accession count:

85 (46  active, 20  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Dransfield, J. et al. 2008. Genera palmarum: the evolution and classification of palms 216.
  2. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  3. Heyduk, K. et al. 2016. Phylogenomic analyses of species relationships in the genus Sabal (Arecaceae) using targeted sequence capture. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 117:106-120.
  4. Zona, S. 1990. A monograph of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae). Aliso 12:583-666.
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/taxonomygenus?id=10621. Accessed 15 April 2026.