Sabal is a genus of New World palms, many of the species being known as palmetto, a loanword from Spanish language for Chamaerops humilis (palmito). They are fan palms (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets; in some of the species, the leaflets are joined for up to half of... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabal
(from the article `palm`) ...Queensland, Australia, the cassowary ingests fruits and disperses seeds of several rainforest palms (Calamus and Linospadix). The black bear ... ...recognizable modern families of flowering plants. By the beginning of the Eocene Epoch, nearly 60 million years ago, palms were widespread and ... [2 related ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/2