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Sabal palmetto

Angiospermae - Arecaceae

Taxonomy
Corypha palmetto was named by Walter (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sabal palmetto by Roemer and Schultes (1830) and Knowlton (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Corypha palmetto Walter
1830Sabal palmetto Roemer and Schultes
1919Sabal palmetto Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyArecaceaevon Berchtold and Presl 1820
genusSabalAdanson 1763
speciespalmetto(Walter 1788)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sabal palmetto Walter 1788
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available