Sabal yapa is a species of palm that grows in Belize, Guatemala, western Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula region of Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo). It prefers limestone-based calcareous soils.[1] It is often described as a palmetto palm as it has costapalmate fronds, which are like a transition phase between fan palms and feather-leaved palms.

Close-up of a frond

References

  1. ^ Lauri, Bob. "Sabal yapa". Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Retrieved 2009-03-22.