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Taxon:  Serenoa repens (W. Bartram) Small



Summary
Genus:
Serenoa
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Trachycarpeae
Subtribe:
Livistoninae
Nomen number:
103108
Place of publication:
J. New York Bot. Gard. 27:197, t. 1-4. 1926
Verified:
11/07/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Corypha repens W. Bartram

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chamaerops serrulata Michx.
Sabal dealbata hort. ex L. H. Bailey, nom. inval.
Sabal serrulata (Michx.) Nutt. ex Schult. & Schult. f.
Serenoa serrulata (Michx.) G. Nicholson
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
saw-palmetto –
scrub-palmetto –
German
Sägezahnpalme –
Strauchpalmettopalme –
Swedish
sågpalmetto –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103108. Accessed 19 May 2026.


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