Pumos
Sabal pumos

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A slender fan palm. It has a single trunk. The trunk can be 15 m tall and 35 cm across. The crown is large and rounded. The leaf stalk extends into the leaves. The leaves bear threads. The flowering stalk is arching or nodding and shorter than the leaf stalk. The fruit are oval or round and greenish-black. They are 18-27 mm across. The fruit are edible.

There are 16 Sabal species.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on sandy soils between 600-1300 m altitude in Mexico. It grows in tropical deciduous forests of mountainous areas. It needs a fast draining soil. It can tolerate drought.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central America, Mexico, North America

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Palma real

Synonyms

Copernicia pumos (Kunth) Mart.; Corypha pumos Kunth; Sabal dugesii S. Watson ex L.H. Bailey;