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Genus Raphia
Raphia vinifera
Range: Nicaragua to Brazil
References: Standley 1968
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Genus Reinhardtia
Reinhardtia elegans
Range: southern Mexico, alt. 3000+, in deep woods
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia latisecta
Range: British Honduras (Belize), Central America
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia gracilis var gracilis
Range: southern Mexico, Central America
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia gracilis var tenuissima
Range: southern Mexico, Central America
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia gracilis var. gracilior
Range: southern Mexico, Central America
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia gracilis var. rostrata
Range: southern Mexico, Central America
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia koschnyana
Range: Costa Rica
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia simplex
Range: Honduras to Panama
References: McCurrach 1960
Reinhardtia elegans F.M. Liebmann, in K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:311. 1849.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca
Reinhardtia paiewonskiana R.W. Read et al., Brittonia 39(1):20. 1987.Range: Dominican Republic
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Genus Rhapidophyllum
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Range: South Carolina to Florida
References: McCurrach 1960, Godfrey 1988 (ill.), Shetler 1978
Malortiea tuerckheimii C.L.U. Dammer, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 4:157. 1904.
Range: Guatemala
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Genus Rhyticocos
Rhyticocos amara
Range: Dominica and French West Indies
References: McCurrach 1960back to top
Genus Rooseveltia
Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F. Cook, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 98(7):21. 1939.
Range: Costa Rica: Cocos Island
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Genus Roystonea
Roystonea regia
Range: Cuba, introduced to Florida and Panama
References: McCurrach 1960, Small 1913, Standley 1968 (re. Panama, Florida)
Roystonea elata
Range: Florida (probably)
References: McCurrach 1960, Shetler 1978
Roystonea oleracea
Range: Barbados, introduced to Panama
References: Standley 1968
Roystonea borinquena
Range: Puerto Rico
References: McCurrach 1960
Roystonea princeps
Range: Jamaica
References: Read 1972
Roystonea altissima
Range: Jamaica
References: Read 1972
Roystonea floridana O. F. Cook
Range: United States of America. Florida
syn. Roystonea regia (Kunth) Cook var. regia
Roystonea lenis Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 17: 8. 1943
Range: Cuba. Grantiena, southeast of Baracoa (Oriente)
Roystonea stellata Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 17: 11. 1943
Range: Cuba
Roystonea borinquena O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 552. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico
Roystonea dunlapiana P.H. Allen, Ceiba 3:15. 1952.
Range: Honduras:
Roystonea floridana O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:554. 1901.
Range: USA: Florida
Roystonea lenis Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 17:8. 1943.
Range: Cuba
Roystonea regia var. pinguis L.H. Bailey, Gentes Herb. iii(vii):378. 1935.
Range: Cuba
Roystonea regia var. hondurensis P.H. Allen, Ceiba 3:17. 1952.
Range: Honduras
Roystonea stellata Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 17:11. 1943.
Range: Cuba
Roystonea violacea Bro. Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 17:10. 1943.
Range: Cuba
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Genus Sabal
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Persoon (det. S. Zona, 1989)
syn. Corypha pumila Walter
syn. Inodes glauca Dammer, Symb. Antill. 4: 127. 1903
Range: Georgia to Florida and Texas
References: McCurrach 1960, Godfrey 1985 (ill.), Correll and Correll 1975, Lundell 1961, Shetler 1978
Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex J. A. & J. H. Schultes
syn. Sabal parvifolia Becc., Webbia 2: 43. 1907
Range: Cuba, coastal Carolinas to Florida
References: McCurrach 1960, Godfrey 1988 (ill.), Small 1913, Shetler 78
Sabal causiarum
Range: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal texana
Range: Texas
References: McCurrach 1960, Lundell 1961, Shetler 1978
Sabal umbraculifera
Range: Santo Domingo
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal etonia
Range: Peninsular Florida
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal allenii
Range: Panama
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal blackburnianum
Range: Bermuda
References: Britton 1965
Sabal jamicensis
Range: Jamaica
References: Read 1972
Sabal bahamensis
Range: Bahamas
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal bermudana
Range: Bermuda
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal dugesii
Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal mexicana
Range: Mexico
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal morrisana
Range: Guatemala
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal parviflora
Range: Cuba
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal peregrina
Range: ?, cultivated Key West and West Indies
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal questeliana
Range: Bahamas
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal viatoris
Range: ?, cultivated so. California
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal yapa
Range: ?
References: McCurrach 1960
Sabal florida Becc., Webbia 2: 46. 1907
Range: Cuba
Inodes texana O. F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 534. 1901
Range: United States of America. Texas = Sabal mexicana Martius
Inodes rosei O. F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 534. 1907
= Sabal rosei (Cook) Beccari
Prope Pennetas in convalli pinninis ad Tulluboa poniente; = Sabal causarium
(Cook) Beccari
Sabal etonia Swingle ex Nash
Range: United States of America. Florida. Lake Co. Eustis
Sabal dugesii S. Watson, Gentes Herb. 3: 335. 1934
Range: Guanajuato
Corypha palmetto Walter, Fl. Carol. 119. 1788
Range: United States of America. Florida.
= Sabal palmetto
(Walter) Lodd. ex J. A. & J. H. Schultes
Sabal yapa Becc., Webbia 2: 64. 1907
Range: Cuba.
Sabal etonia W.T. Swingle ex G.V. Nash, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23:99. 1896.
Range: USA: Florida
Sabal gretheriae H.J. Qretheriae, Principes 35(4):219. 1991.
Range: Mexico: Quintana Roo
Sabal jamaicensis O. Beccari, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6:94. 1908.
Range: Jamaica
Sabal mexicana K.F.P. von Martius, Hist. Nat. Palm. 3:246. 1842-1845.
Range: Mexico: Oaxaca
Sabal miamensis S. Zona, Brittonia 37:366. 1985.
Range: USA: Florida
Sabal parviflora O. Beccari, Webbia 2:43. 1907.
Range: Cuba
Sabal yapa C. Wright, Webbia 2:64. 1907.
Range: Cuba
Inodes causiarum O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:531. 1901.
Range: Puerto Rico
Inodes exul O.F. Cook, U.S. Bur. Pl. Industr. Circ. 113:14. 1913.
Range: USA: Texas
Inodes glauca C.L.U. Dammer, in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 4:127. 1903.
Range: Puerto Rico
Inodes rosei O.F. Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28:534. 1901.
Range: Mexico
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Genus Schippia
Schippia concolor
Range: Belize
References: McCurrach 1960
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Genus Serenoa
Serenoa repens
Range: South Carolina to Florida Keys
References: McCurrach 1960, Godfrey 1988, Lundell excludes it from TX
Serenoa serrulata
Range: Florida
References: Small 1913, Shetler 1978
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Genus Scheelea
Scheelea lundellii Bartlett, Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461, pt. 3: 46, pls. 1-5. 1935.
Range: Guatemala
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Genus Socratea
Socratea durissima
Range: Panama
References: McCurrach 1960
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Genus Stachyophorbe
Stachyophorbe cataractarum F.M. Liebmann, Overs. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh. Medlemmers Arbeider 1846:8. 1846.
Range: Mexico: Jacatepec
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Genus Synechanthus
Synechanthus warscewiczianus
Range: Panama, Costa Rica
References: McCurrach 1960, Standley 1968
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