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Taxon:  Washingtonia robusta H. Wendl.



Summary
Genus:
Washingtonia
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Trachycarpeae
Subtribe:
Livistoninae
Nomen number:
41968
Place of publication:
Gart.-Zeitung (Berlin) 2:198. 1883
Verified:
03/16/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Neowashingtonia robusta (H. Wendl.) A. Heller

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Washingtonia sonorae S. Watson
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Reference(s)
  1. Abbiw, D. K. 1990. Useful plants of Ghana Intermediate Technology Publications & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Glassman, S. F. 1972. A revision of B. E. Dahlgren's Index of American palms. Phanerog. Monogr. 6:1-294.
  7. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  10. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  12. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:170.
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
  15. Uhl, N. W. & J. Dransfield. 1987. Genera palmarum: a classification of palms based on the work of Harold E. Moore, Jr.
  16. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
Common names
English
fan palm –
Mexican fan palm –
Mexican Washington palm –
Mexican washingtonia –
thread palm –
French
palmier éventail du Mexique –
German
mexikanische Washingtonpalme –
Swedish
robustapalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonoraw.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornias.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Sonora (w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (s.)]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41968. Accessed 30 April 2025.