The hat palm
Sabal mexicana is one of the most widespread palms in Mexico and is known in some regions as the hat palm, referring to the traditional use of its large leaves to make hats, mats and other fibre products. Its robustness and remarkable ability to adapt to both dry periods and wet soils have made it one of the most versatile Sabal species, as well as an especially resilient palm in cultivation.
Habitat: Dry to subhumid areas, in open forests on clay and limestone soils.
Distribution: From southern Texas and Mexico to Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Description: Robust, single-stemmed palm, up to 15 metres tall, with a greyish trunk up to 30 cm in diameter, often covered with remnants of leaf bases, dark green costapalmate leaves with long, unarmed petioles, branched inflorescences and rounded black fruits.
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