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Sabal causiarum (Puerto Rican hat palm)

Synonyms: Inodes causiarum (homotypic); Inodes glauca; Sabal haitensis; Sabal questeliana

Wikipedia Abstract

Sabal causiarum, commonly known as the Puerto Rico palmetto or Puerto Rican hat palm, is a species of palm which is native to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. As its common and scientific names suggest, its leaves are used in the manufacture of "straw" hats.
View Wikipedia Record: Sabal causiarum

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Sabal causiarum

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Screening - Summer [2]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [2]  Moderate
Bloom Period [2]  Summer
Drought Tolerance [2]  Medium
Frost Free Days [2]  11 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Year Round
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Year Round
Growth Form [2]  Single Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Fall, Winter
Growth Rate [2]  Slow
Leaf Type [4]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Bare Root, Seed
Root Depth [2]  36 inches (91 cm)
Seeds Per [2]  6437 / lb (14191 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Structure [4]  Tree
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Black
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [3]  No
Height [2]  50 feet (15.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate

Predators

Ischnaspis longirostris (black line scale)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0