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Coccothrinax argentata, commonly called the Florida silver palm, [4] is a species of palm tree. It is native to south Florida, southeast Mexico, Colombia and to the West Indies, where it is found in the Bahamas, the southwest Caribbean and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
This species is commonly used as a landscaping tree along roadways and in residential areas in South Florida (zone 10b and 11a). Today, it is being widely planted outside of its natural historic range in South Florida and the Caribbean because of its ability to grow under various conditions.
Sabal palmetto grows up to 20 m (80 ft) tall. [8] Starting at half to two-thirds the height, the tree develops into a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.A costapalmate leaf has a definite costa (midrib), unlike the typical palmate or fan leaf, but the leaflets are arranged radially like in a palmate leaf.
In the United States, there are at least 12 native palm species, mostly occurring in the states of the Deep South and Florida. [16] Palms inhabit a variety of ecosystems. More than two-thirds of palm species live in humid moist forests, where some species grow tall enough to form part of the canopy and shorter ones form part of the understory. [17]
The tree is a slender fan palm growing up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall, usually with many stems clustered together. [5] Acoelorraphe is a sister genus to Serenoa (Saw Palmetto), which is endemic to the southeastern United States. [6] The species usually grows in low-lying areas near sea level, often in flooded woodlands or thickets in savannas. [2]
Roystonea regia, commonly known as the royal palm, Cuban royal palm, or Florida royal palm, [4] is a species of palm native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.
Erect stems or trunks are rarely produced, but are found in some populations. It is a hardy plant; extremely slow-growing, and long-lived, with some plants (especially in Florida) possibly being as old as 500–700 years. [6] Saw palmetto is a fan palm, with the leaves that have a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of about 20 leaflets ...
Coccothrinax is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae.There are more than 50 species described in the genus, plus many synonyms and subspecies.A new species (Coccothrinax spirituana) was described as recently as 2017. [1]