Sabal uresana, commonly known as the Sonoran palmetto, is a species of palm tree that is native to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico (states of Chihuahua and Sonora). The specific epithet, "uresana", refers to Ures, Sonora, a town within its range.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Sabal |
| Species: | S. uresana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sabal uresana Trel., 1900
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References
edit- ^ Quero, H.J. (1998). "Sabal uresana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38694A10139483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38694A10139483.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. pp. 448–449. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.
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