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Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Syst. Veg. 7: 1487 1830. (Syn: Chamaerops palmetto (Walter) Michx.; Corypha palmetto Walter; Corypha umbraculifera Jacq. [Illegitimate]; Inodes blackburniana (Schult. & Schult.f.) O.F.Cook; Inodes palmetto (Walter) O.F.Cook; Inodes schwarzii O.F.Cook; Sabal bahamensis (Becc.) L.H.Bailey; Sabal blackburnia Glazebr. [Invalid]; Sabal blackburniana Schult. & Schult.f.; Sabal blackburniana Glazebrook; Sabal jamesiana Small; Sabal palmetto var. bahamensis Becc.; Sabal parviflora Becc.; Sabal schwarzii (O.F.Cook) Becc.; Sabal umbraculifera Mart.; Sabal viatoris L.H.Bailey);
Common name: Sabal palm, palmetto palm, cabbage palm • Manipuri: কোনা Kona;
Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Sabal palmetto – Cabbage Palm Tree: Cabbage palm is a beautiful and versatile palm, is hence quite popular. It is recognized by its tan-gray, unbranched trunk, and large crown with fanlike leaves.
The large leaves have a dull finish and are a medium green, sometimes yellow-green, in color depending on the individual and situation. Each leaf is up to 12 ft long overall including the spineless petioles (leaf stems) which measure about 5-6 ft in length. Leaves emerge directly from the trunk which is often covered with old leaf stem bases that are arranged in an interesting criss-cross pattern. Depending on the individual these may persist to the ground even in very old palms.
Cabbage palm grows to a height of 10 – 25 m (32-82 feet), with a stem diameter of approximately 30 – 60 cm.
In mid-summer the cabbage palm bears creamy white flowers on a long branched inflorescence that is held completely within the crown. Flowers are followed in late fall or early winter by black and fleshy spherical fruit that is about one third of an inch in diameter
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