Sabal bermudana

Sabal bermudana
Individual in a Spanish botanical garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Sabal
Species:
S. bermudana
Binomial name
Sabal bermudana
Synonyms
  • Inodes princeps (Becc.) Cif. & Giacom.
  • Sabal beccariana L.H.Bailey
  • Sabal princeps Becc.

Sabal bermudana, commonly known as the Bermuda palmetto or bibby-tree, is one of 15 species of palm trees in the genus Sabal and is endemic to Bermuda although reportedly naturalized in the Leeward Islands. It was greatly affected by the introduction of non-native plants such as the Chinese fan palm, which created competition for space that it usually lost.