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| name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Arecaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Sabal
| growth_habit = <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=mexicana
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Mexican palmetto, Oaxaca palmetto, Rio Grande palmetto
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=palm-cycad
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Max ht box=60
| exposure = <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=12
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|origin=Texas to Guatemala
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|lifespan=perennial
| color = IndianRed
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|water=moderate
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|flowers=white
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|min_zone=9
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|max_zone=12
| genus =
|sunset_zones=10, 12-17, 19-31
| species =
|image=Sabal mexicana 1.jpg
| subspecies =
|image_width=200
| cultivar =
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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"/>
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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.
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. S.S. 10:508.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sabal|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Sabal|genus page]].''
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