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Serenoa

January 01, 1970

Serenoa repens, commonly known as saw palmetto, is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around 200–300 cm (6.6–9.8 ft).

Saw palmetto

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Serenoa
Hook.f.
Species:
S. repens
Binomial name
Serenoa repens
Natural range
Synonyms[3]
Synonymy
  • Corypha repens W.Bartram
  • Corypha obliqua W.Bartram
  • Chamaerops serrulata Michx.
  • Sabal serrulata (Michx.) Schult.f
  • Sabal serrulatum (Michx.) Schult.f, spelling error
  • Diglossophyllum serrulatum (Michx.) Schaedtler
  • Brahea serrulata (Michx.) H.Wendl.
  • Serenoa serrulata (Michx.) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Serenoa repens f. glauca Moldenke

Taxonomy edit

It is the sole species in the genus Serenoa. The genus name honors American botanist Sereno Watson.

Distribution and habitat edit

It is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern United States,[4] most commonly along the south Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains and sand hills. It grows in clumps or dense thickets in sandy coastal areas, and as undergrowth in pine woods or hardwood hammocks.[5]

Description edit

Erect stems or trunks are rarely produced, but are found in some populations. It is a hardy plant; extremely slow-growing, and long-lived, with some plants (especially in Florida) possibly being as old as 500–700 years.[6]

Saw palmetto is a fan palm, with the leaves that have a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of about 20 leaflets. The petiole is armed with fine, sharp teeth or spines that give the species its common name. The teeth or spines are easily capable of breaking the skin, and protection should be worn when working around a saw palmetto. The leaves are light green inland, and silvery-white in coastal regions. The leaves are 1–2 m in length, the leaflets 50–100 cm long. They are similar to the leaves of the palmettos of genus Sabal. The flowers are yellowish-white, about 5 mm across, produced in dense compound panicles up to 60 cm long.

Ecology edit

The fruit is a large reddish-black drupe and is an important food source for wildlife and historically for humans. The plant is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species such as Batrachedra decoctor, which feeds exclusively on the plant.

Medical research edit

See also: Saw palmetto extract

Saw palmetto extract has been studied as a possible treatment for people with prostate cancer and for men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).[5][7][8] As of 2023, there is insufficient scientific evidence that saw palmetto extract is effective for treating cancer or BPH and its symptoms.[7][8][9]

One 2016 review of clinical studies with a standardized extract of saw palmetto (called Permixon) found that the extract was safe and may be effective for relieving BPH-induced urinary symptoms compared against a placebo.[10]

Ethnobotany edit

Indigenous names are reported to include: tala or talimushi ("palmetto's uncle") in Choctaw; cani (Timucua); ta ́:la (Koasati); taalachoba ("big palm", Alabama); ta:laɬ a ́ kko ("big palm", Creek); talco ́:bˆı ("big palm", Mikasuki); and guana (Taíno, possibly).[11] Saw palmetto fibers have been found among materials from indigenous people as far north as Wisconsin and New York, strongly suggesting this material was widely traded prior to European contact.[12] The leaves are used for thatching by several indigenous groups, so commonly that a location in Alachua County, Florida, is named Kanapaha ("palm house").[13] The fruit may have been used to treat an unclear form of fish poisoning by the Seminoles and Lucayans.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ "Serenoa repens". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  4. ^ "Serenoa repens". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  5. ^ a b "Serenoa in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ Tanner, George W.; J. Jeffrey Mullahey; David Maehr (July 1996). (PDF). Electronic Data Information Source of UF/IFAS Extension. Circular WEC-109. University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Saw palmetto". Drugs.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Spotlight on saw palmetto: What the science says". NCCIH Clinical Digest for Health Professionals, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, US National Institutes of Health. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ Franco, Juan Va; Trivisonno, Leonel; Sgarbossa, Nadia J.; et al. (22 June 2023). "Serenoa repens for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023 (6): CD001423. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001423.pub4. ISSN 1469-493X. PMC 10286776. PMID 37345871.
  10. ^ Novara, Giacomo; Giannarini, Gianluca; Alcaraz, Antonio; et al. (2016). "Efficacy and safety of hexanic lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens (Permixon) in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". European Urology Focus. 2 (5): 553–561. doi:10.1016/j.euf.2016.04.002. PMID 28723522. S2CID 19219564.
  11. ^ Austin, DF (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  12. ^ Whitford AC (1941). "Textile fibers used in eastern aboriginal North America". Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. 38: 5–22. hdl:2246/92.
  13. ^ Simpson, JC (1956). A Provisional Gazetteer of Florida Place-Names of Indian Derivation. Tallahassee: Florida Geological Survey. OCLC 1099766.
  14. ^ Sturtevant, WC (1955). The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms.

External links edit

 
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January 01, 1970
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Serenoa repens commonly known as saw palmetto is a small palm growing to a maximum height around 200 300 cm 6 6 9 8 ft Saw palmetto Conservation status Apparently Secure NatureServe 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Clade Commelinids Order Arecales Family Arecaceae Subfamily Coryphoideae Tribe Trachycarpeae Genus SerenoaHook f Species S repens Binomial name Serenoa repens Bartram J K Small 2 Natural range Synonyms 3 Synonymy Corypha repens W BartramCorypha obliqua W BartramChamaerops serrulata Michx Sabal serrulata Michx Schult fSabal serrulatum Michx Schult f spelling errorDiglossophyllum serrulatum Michx SchaedtlerBrahea serrulata Michx H Wendl Serenoa serrulata Michx Hook f ex B D Jacks Serenoa repens f glauca Moldenke Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Description 4 Ecology 5 Medical research 6 Ethnobotany 7 References 8 External linksTaxonomy editIt is the sole species in the genus Serenoa The genus name honors American botanist Sereno Watson Distribution and habitat editIt is endemic to the subtropical and tropical Southeastern United States 4 most commonly along the south Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains and sand hills It grows in clumps or dense thickets in sandy coastal areas and as undergrowth in pine woods or hardwood hammocks 5 Description editErect stems or trunks are rarely produced but are found in some populations It is a hardy plant extremely slow growing and long lived with some plants especially in Florida possibly being as old as 500 700 years 6 Saw palmetto is a fan palm with the leaves that have a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of about 20 leaflets The petiole is armed with fine sharp teeth or spines that give the species its common name The teeth or spines are easily capable of breaking the skin and protection should be worn when working around a saw palmetto The leaves are light green inland and silvery white in coastal regions The leaves are 1 2 m in length the leaflets 50 100 cm long They are similar to the leaves of the palmettos of genus Sabal The flowers are yellowish white about 5 mm across produced in dense compound panicles up to 60 cm long nbsp Among live oak and sabal palmetto in habitat Punta Gorda Florida nbsp In Manatee Springs State Park Florida nbsp Winding trunks of an old clump Manasota Key Florida nbsp Detail of flowers nbsp A very old example of the silver variant Largo FloridaEcology editThe fruit is a large reddish black drupe and is an important food source for wildlife and historically for humans The plant is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species such as Batrachedra decoctor which feeds exclusively on the plant Medical research editSee also Saw palmetto extract Saw palmetto extract has been studied as a possible treatment for people with prostate cancer and for men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH 5 7 8 As of 2023 there is insufficient scientific evidence that saw palmetto extract is effective for treating cancer or BPH and its symptoms 7 8 9 One 2016 review of clinical studies with a standardized extract of saw palmetto called Permixon found that the extract was safe and may be effective for relieving BPH induced urinary symptoms compared against a placebo 10 Ethnobotany editIndigenous names are reported to include tala or talimushi palmetto s uncle in Choctaw cani Timucua ta la Koasati taalachoba big palm Alabama ta laɬ a kko big palm Creek talco bˆi big palm Mikasuki and guana Taino possibly 11 Saw palmetto fibers have been found among materials from indigenous people as far north as Wisconsin and New York strongly suggesting this material was widely traded prior to European contact 12 The leaves are used for thatching by several indigenous groups so commonly that a location in Alachua County Florida is named Kanapaha palm house 13 The fruit may have been used to treat an unclear form of fish poisoning by the Seminoles and Lucayans 14 References edit NatureServe Explorer 2 0 Serenoa repens Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved 12 April 2010 Plants of the World Online Kew Science Plants of the World Online Serenoa repens Global Biodiversity Information Facility a b Serenoa in Flora of North America efloras org www efloras org Retrieved 20 November 2022 Tanner George W J Jeffrey Mullahey David Maehr July 1996 Saw palmetto An Ecologically and Economically Important Native Palm PDF Electronic Data Information Source of UF IFAS Extension Circular WEC 109 University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Archived from the original PDF on 4 July 2008 a b Saw palmetto Drugs com 4 December 2018 Retrieved 5 October 2020 a b Spotlight on saw palmetto What the science says NCCIH Clinical Digest for Health Professionals National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health US National Institutes of Health 1 July 2019 Retrieved 5 October 2020 Franco Juan Va Trivisonno Leonel Sgarbossa Nadia J et al 22 June 2023 Serenoa repens for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic enlargement The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023 6 CD001423 doi 10 1002 14651858 CD001423 pub4 ISSN 1469 493X PMC 10286776 PMID 37345871 Novara Giacomo Giannarini Gianluca Alcaraz Antonio et al 2016 Efficacy and safety of hexanic lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens Permixon in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia Systematic review and meta analysis of randomized controlled trials European Urology Focus 2 5 553 561 doi 10 1016 j euf 2016 04 002 PMID 28723522 S2CID 19219564 Austin DF 2004 Florida Ethnobotany Boca Raton Florida CRC Press ISBN 978 0 8493 2332 4 Whitford AC 1941 Textile fibers used in eastern aboriginal North America Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 38 5 22 hdl 2246 92 Simpson JC 1956 A Provisional Gazetteer of Florida Place Names of Indian Derivation Tallahassee Florida Geological Survey OCLC 1099766 Sturtevant WC 1955 The Mikasuki Seminole Medical Beliefs and Practices Ann Arbor MI University Microfilms External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serenoa repens nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Serenoa repens Serenoa repens Serenoa repens from Floridata Interactive Distribution Map for Serenoa repens Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serenoa amp oldid 1208625849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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