Sabal The term derives from the name given to the palms of its kind in the places of origin, the specific epithet palmetto is also used to define this type of palm native South Florida. It 's a single palm trees, which reaches a height of 20 m and 60 cm in diameter, it is partially covered by residues of leaf sheaths that remain partially attached to the trunk in two separate parts.
Leaves light green, are costopalmate, and bring to a very large range, with rounded flap composed of 25-40 segments long up to 1 m and more, about 5 cm wide, stiff and with a protruding rib inferiorly, separated from each other up to 3 / 4 length, they can become flabby and longitudinal cracks at the apex. The petiole is equal to or longer than the lamina and extends for several inches at the center of the leaf. 
The inflorescence, very long (1.5 m and more) is a spadix and repeatedly branched glabrous erect protruding from the crown, and eventually became arch, its branches, 10-15 cm long, leaving many Spat. 
The fruits are spherical, mucronate, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, shiny, at first green, then ripen to dark or blacks and withdrawn from drying out. The seeds are glossy, dark brown, 1 cm in diameter, with prominent beak of the seed, often slightly ribbed surface.
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