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Serenoa repens

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Serenoa repens

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Also known as saw palmetto, scrub palmetto, Sabal serrulata

Serenoa repens, commonly known as saw palmetto, is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around .

Species

saw palmetto

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderArecales
  5. FamilyArecaceae
Native toAlabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Observations20,819
Observations recorded13,480

ノコギリパルメット(学名:Serenoa repens、英名:saw palmetto)はヤシの1種。ノコギリヤシやソウパルメットとも呼ばれる。 ノコギリパルメット属は単型。小さなヤシで高さ2–4mになる。幹は不規則に伸び、砂浜に密に群生するか松林・広葉樹のハンモックの下生えとして見られる。幹が直立することは少ないが、幾つかの個体群で記録されている。米国南西部固有種で、大西洋岸平野からメキシコ湾岸低地で一般的だが、アーカンソー南部などの内陸でも見られる。丈夫な植物で成長は極端に遅い。長寿で、特にフロリダには樹齢500–700年と推定される個体もある。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,870
With media
1,605
Family
Arecaceae
Collections
CHAS, NEON, CAS, TROY, US, DEK
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
SawPalmetto.jpg
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Commons category
Serenoa repens
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Serenoa repens
Commons gallery
Serenoa repens
taxon common name
锯棕
has fruit type
drupe
this taxon is source of
saw palmetto extract
short name
S. repens
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Description
  • Ecology
  • Medical research
  • Ethnobotany
  • References
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Serenoa repens, commonly known as saw palmetto, is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around .

== Taxonomy == It is the sole species in the genus Serenoa. The genus name honors American botanist Sereno Watson.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Serenoa repens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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