Palmetto palm

Palmetto palm

Sabal palmetto
Palmae

The Palmetto palm grows to a height of 20 m, with a normally clean trunk, although in some individuals the leaf stems remain on the trunk. The leaves are palmate, with stems up to 2 m long. The flowers are yellowish-white and the fruits are black, about 1 cm long. It is indigenous to the South Eastern United States, Cuba and the Bahamas. It was introduced in the Philippines but is not common.