Sabal yapa C.Wright ex Becc.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Sabal yapa C.Wright ex Becc.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3280 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Winston Harris & Gregory Shropshire, 12 Mar 1992

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. Road to Las Milpas.

  • Habitat

    Trail on right side. Primary forest.

  • Description

    Palm to 20m with dbh 25cm; contemporaneous leaves 25; petiole to 1.5m; inflo with 4 orders of branching.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: —

    Occurrence ID: 8e1298c5-0034-40ec-a361-4c89984fccce

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 129, 130
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343

    [Book] Balick, Michael J., et al. 2022. Field Guide to the Palms of Belize. 153.
    Notes: p. 129, 144

  • Local Name

    bay leaf palm, botan

  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sabal yapa C.Wright ex Becc. det M. J. Balick, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    Road to Las Milpas

  • Coordinates

    15.87, -88.92

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    palm heart

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Thatch

  • Use Notes

    for thatch

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Use Notes

    Pierposts and house walls

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