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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

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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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