Palms   Sabal yapa

Common Names: Thatch Palm Distribution & Habitat: Grows on limestone based calcerous soils in Belize, Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba. Description: A solitary fan palm with large, finely divided leaves with drooping segments. Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position in the tropics. Slow growing.

Figure 1. S. yapa in cleared tropical forest at Kabah, in the Yucatan, Mexico.

Contributed by:

Bob Lauri (Figure 1).

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