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'''''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>
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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. S.S. 10:508.
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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.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   palm-cycad

Height: ⇕ 60 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
Width: ⇔ 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Texas to Guatemala
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Water: ◍ moderate
USDA Zones: 9 to 12
Sunset Zones: 10, 12-17, 19-31
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

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Sabal mexicana is a species of 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.[1] The specific name, mexicana, is Latin for "of Mexico." It is closely related to S. guatemalensis, and the two species may be synonymous.[2]

Mexican Palmetto reaches a height of 12 - 18 m, with a spread of 3 - 4 m. The trunk reaches 12 - 15 m in length and 30 cm in in diameter. The fan-shaped fronds are 1.5 - 1.8 m wide and attach to 90 - 120 cm spineless petioles. Spikes 1.2 - 1.8 m in length yield small bisexual flowers.[3] The drupes[4] are black when ripe and 12 mm in in diameter.[3]


Read about Mexican Palmetto in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.


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  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Grin
  2. ↑ Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. pp. 446–447. ISBN 9780881925586. http://books.google.com/books?id=rL3dHVJ2CZ8C. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Riffle, Robert Lee (2008). Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms. Timber Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780881927764. http://books.google.com/books?id=NARcoCeQVPcC. 
  4. ↑ Miller, George Oxford (2006). Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas. Voyageur Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780760325391. http://books.google.com/books?id=3PbQaKSDJfUC. 
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