DOI
10.5642/aliso.19901204.02
First Page
583
Last Page
666
Abstract
This monographic study of the New World genus Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae) recognizes 15 species. In addition to defining species limits and distributions, the study addresses broader questions concerning likely modes of speciation in the group and biogeographic radiation. The systematic treatment incorporates results from extensive field work and studies of leaf anatomy and flavonoid phytochemistry, ecology and biogeography, and morphology. Distribution maps and a key to the taxa are provided. Solutions are offered for the many nomenclatural problems that existed in the genus. A phylogenetic hypothesis, the first for the genus, is proposed. Moreover, phytochemical and anatomical features are examined in an ecological perspective, and hypotheses about their function and evolutionary significance are presented.
Recommended Citation
Zona, Scott
(1990)
"A Monograph of Sabal (Arecaceae: Coryphoideae),"
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany:
Vol. 12:
Iss.
4, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/aliso/vol12/iss4/2
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© 1990 Scott Zona
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