The Sabal that came back from extinction
Considered virtually extinct in the wild for decades, Sabal miamiensis was described in 1985 from historical specimens collected in the rocky pine forests of Miami. Urban development had destroyed almost all of its habitat, and the species was considered lost, but recent research has confirmed that it still survives in the wild. It is a small palm with an underground trunk, closely related to S. etonia, distinguished by its large black fruits and strongly costapalmate leaves.
Habitat: Rocky pine forests of Florida, growing on outcrops of oolitic limestone with very thin, well-drained soils.
Distribution: Southeastern Florida, mainly in the Miami-Dade area, United States.
Description: Solitary, virtually trunkless palm with an underground trunk, yellowish-green, strongly arching costapalmate leaves, loose and arching inflorescences with three orders of branching, and large black fruits up to 19 mm in diameter.
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