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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Arecaceae
|familia=Arecaceae
|genus=Sabal
|genus=Sabal
|species=bermudana
|species=bermudana
|common_name=Bermuda palmetto
|common_name=Bermuda palmetto
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
|image=Sabal-bermudana.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''Sabal bermudana''''', commonly known as the '''Bermuda Palmetto''', is one of 15 species of [[Arecaceae|palm trees]] in the genus ''[[Sabal]]'' and is endemic to [[Bermuda]].
''Sabal bermudana'' grows up to {{convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height, with the occasional old tree growing up to {{convert|30|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height, with a trunk up to {{convert|55|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter. It is a fan palm (Arecaceae tribe [[Corypheae]]), with the leaves with a bare [[petiole (botany)|petiole]] terminating in a rounded fan of numerous [[leaflet]]s. Each [[leaf]] is {{convert|1.5|-|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, with 45-60 leaflets up to {{convert|75|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. The [[flower]]s are yellowish-white, {{convert|5|mm|in|abbr=on}} across, produced in large [[panicle]]s up to {{convert|2.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, extending out beyond the leaves. The [[fruit]] is a deep brown to black [[drupe]] about {{convert|1|cm|in|abbr=on}} long containing a single [[seed]]. It is extremely [[Halophyte|salt-tolerant]] and is often seen growing near the [[Atlantic Ocean]] coast in Bermuda, and also [[Hardy palms|frost-tolerant]], surviving short periods of temperatures as low as -14 °C.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
