Sabal etonia explained

Sabal etonia, commonly known as the scrub palmetto is a species of palm. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is found in Florida sand pine scrub communities.^[1]

Description

Sabal etonia is a fan palm with a solitary stem that is usually subterranean, but is sometimes above ground and can usually grow 0.9m (03feet) to 1.2m (03.9feet) tall. ^[2] Plants usually have four to seven costapalmate leaves, each with 25–50 leaflets. The inflorescences, which are branched with a bushy appearance, are shorter than the leaves and bear brownish-black fruit. The fruit are 0.9- and 0.8- in diameter.^{[3] [4]}

Taxonomy

Sabal is placed in the subfamily Coryphoideae and the tribe Sabaleae.^[5]

The species was first described by American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle in 1896, based on collections made near Eustis, Florida, in 1894.^[6] Sabal miamiensis is treated as either a synonym or a separate species by different authors.

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Sabal%20etonia.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Sabal_etonia Palmpedia Sabal etonia Description
3. Book: Henderson, Andrew . Andrew Henderson (botanist) . Gloria Galeano . Gloria Galeano . Rodrigo Bernal . Rodrigo Bernal . Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas . 1995 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, New Jersey. 65 . 0-691-08537-4 .
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000322 Flora of North America Vol. 22 Page 108 Scrub palmetto, dwarf palmetto Sabal etonia Swingle ex Nash, Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 23: 99. 1896.
5. Roncal. Julissa . Scott Zona . Carl E. Lewis. 2008. Molecular Phylogenetic Studies of Caribbean Palms (Arecaceae) and Their Relationships to Biogeography and Conservation . The Botanical Review. 74. 1. 78–102. 10.1007/s12229-008-9005-9. 40119059 . no.
6. Nash. Geo. V.. 1896. Notes on Some Florida Plants.-II. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 23. 3. 95–108. 2478121. 10.2307/2478121. Torrey Botanical Society.