''Sabal mauritiiformis'' (commonly known as the Savannah palmPalmpedia
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, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), Central America,

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, Venezuela and Trinidad.

Description

''Sabal mauritiiformis'' is a fan palm with solitary, slender stems, which is usually tall and in diameter. Plants have about 10–25 leaves, each with 90–150 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched and longer than the leaves, bear pear-shaped to

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, black fruit. The fruit are in diameter.

References

mauritiiformis Trees of Mexico Trees of Guatemala Trees of Honduras Trees of Colombia Trees of Belize Trees of Panama Trees of Venezuela Trees of Veracruz Trees of Quintana Roo Trees of Campeche Trees of Chiapas Trees of Oaxaca Trees of Trinidad and Tobago Plants described in 1856 {{Arecaceae-stub