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{{confused|Sabal palmetto}} '''''Sabal mexicana''''' is a species of [[Arecaceae|palm tree]] that is native to [[North America]]. Common names include '''Mexican Palmetto''', '''Texas Palmetto''', '''Texas Sabal Palm''', '''Rio Grande Palmetto''', and '''Palma de Mícharos'''.<ref name="Grin"/> The [[specific name]], mexicana, is [[Latin]] for "of [[Mexico]]." It is closely related to ''[[Sabal guatemalensis|S. guatemalensis]]'', and the two species may be [[Synonym (taxonomy)|synonymous]].<ref name="Riffle">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rL3dHVJ2CZ8C |first=Robert Lee |last=Riffle |coauthors=Paul Craft |title=An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms |year=2003 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=9780881925586 |pages=446–447}}</ref> Mexican Palmetto reaches a height of {{convert|12|-|18|m|ft|abbr=on}}, with a spread of {{convert|3|-|4|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The [[Trunk (botany)|trunk]] reaches {{convert|12|-|15|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter. The fan-shaped [[frond]]s are {{convert|1.5|-|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and attach to {{convert|90|-|120|cm|in|abbr=on}} spineless [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s. [[Raceme|Spikes]] {{convert|1.2|-|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length yield small [[Plant sexuality|bisexual]] [[flower]]s.<ref name="Timber">{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NARcoCeQVPcC |title=Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms |first=Robert Lee |last=Riffle |publisher=Timber Press |year=2008 |isbn=9780881927764 |page=204}}</ref> The [[drupe]]s<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3PbQaKSDJfUC |title=Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas |first=George Oxford |last=Miller |publisher=Voyageur Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780760325391|page=94}}</ref> are black when ripe and {{convert|12|mm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref name="Timber"/> {{Inc| Sabal texana, Becc. (S. mexicana, Auth., not Mart. Inodes texana, Cook). Robust palm, to 50 ft. and 2 1/2 ft. diam. of trunk which is bright reddish brown: lvs. 5-7 ft. across, shining and yellowish green, the segms. often parted and filamentose, the petiole stout and equaling or exceeding the blade: terminal branchlets of infl. slender: seed about 1/2 in. broad, with a prominent micropyle. S. Texas. }} :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sabal|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Varieties== ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References==    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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