Sabal domingensis
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Sabal domingensis, also called Hispaniola palmetto , is a species of plant from the genus Sabal within the palm family (Arecaceae). It occurs only on the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba .
description
Vegetative characteristics
Sabal domingensis grows as a palm tree, reaches heights of up to 10 meters and a trunk diameter of 60 centimeters. Sabal domingensis is a fan palm with up to 30 fronds per plant specimen.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescence is branched, curved or drooping and at least as long as the fronds. The black fruit when ripe is pear-shaped with a diameter of 1 and 1.4 centimeters. The shape and size of the fruit are the main characteristics with which Sabal domingensis differs from Sabal causiarum .
Occurrence
Sabal domingensis occurs only on the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba . On Hispaniola, Sabal domingensis is found from northwest Haiti to the center of the Dominican Republic . Sabal domingensis is mostly found in the secondary forest at altitudes of 100 to 1000 meters.
use
Thatched roofs are made from the fronds . Hats, baskets and mats are woven from the fronds.
literature
- David Jones: Palms. Könemann, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-8290-4889-0 .
- A. Henderson, G. Galeano, R. Bernal: Field Guide Palms Americas 1-352. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1995.
- Scott Zona, Raúl Verdecia, Angela Leiva Sánchez, Carl E. Lewis, Mike Maunder: The conservation status of West Indian palms (Arecaceae) . In: Oryx . tape 41 , no. 03 , July 1, 2007, ISSN 1365-3008 , p. 300-305 , doi : 10.1017 / S0030605307000404 ( cambridge.org ).
Web links
- Sabal domingensis at Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, accessed December 19, 2015.