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Serenoa repens (W.Bartram) Small
J. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 193 (1926)
Family: ARECACEAE

Serenoa repens Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Mangrove Nature Park Boynton Beach, Florida. September 24, 2009.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Serenoa repens (W.Bartram) Small
J. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 193 (1926)
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Palmetto, Serenoa, Scrub palmetto, Saw palmetto
ARABIC ( لعربية ): بلميط منشاري
CHINESE (中文): Ju chi zong
DUTCH (Nederlands): Dwergpalm, Zegepalm
FRENCH (Français): Palmier de Floride, Chou palmiste, Sabal
GERMAN (Deutsch): Sägepalme
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Fűrészpálma
ITALIAN (Italiano): Serenoa
JAPANESE (日本語): ノコギリヤシ
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Gulsčioji serenoja
PORTUGUESE (Português): Serenoa
RUSSIAN (Русский): Сереноа, Сереноя
SPANISH (Español): Serenoa, Palmito salvaje

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Serenoa repens group

  • Serenoa repens (W.Bartram) Small: grows in dense thickets 6 m or more in diameter and 0,6 -2,1 m tall, or 2-7 m tall in plant forming aerial trunks. Distribution: Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Arkansas
  • Serenoa repens f. glauca Moldenke: is an especially attractive form with silvery-blue foliage. Distribution: occurs along the Atlantic coast in Florida.

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Fronds at Mangrove Nature Park Boynton Beach, Florida. September 24, 2009. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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