Sabal pumos
| Sabal pumos | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Genus: | Sabal |
| Species: | S. pumos |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabal pumos (Kunth) Burret | |
Sabal pumos, known as the Royal Palmetto, is a species of flowering plant in the palm tree family, Arecaceae.
Distribution
The palm tree is endemic to the Balsas dry forests habitats along the Balsas River in Central Mexico.
Mexican states it is native to include:
Conservation
Sabal pumos is threatened by habitat loss. It is on the IUCN Vulnerable species list.
See also
- Endemic flora of Mexico
- Sabal palms and palmettos
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References
- ↑ Quero, H.J. (1998). Sabal pumos. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 August 2009.