Pseudophoenix sargentii: Buccaneer Palm

Mica McMillan and Kara McCoy

Release Date: 4/8/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep649-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication is intended for anyone interested in identifying and utilizing this Florida native palm in their landscape. Pseudophoenix sargentii is native to the Caribbean, Belize, Mexico (Quintiana Roo), and Navassa Island. This palm is widely adapted to south Florida soils, is salt tolerant, and grows well in full sunlight. As an attractive palm with blue-gray fronds and an erect trunk, this palm would make a beautiful addition to any landscape, but its slow growth and lack of cold tolerance have prevented it from being widely utilized in Florida landscapes.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1385, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

About the Authors

Mica McMillan, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; and Kara McCoy, assistant professor and librarian, Library & Information Science, Broward College-North Campus, and former intern, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

McMillan, M., & McCoy, K. (2025). Pseudophoenix sargentii: Buccaneer Palm. EDIS, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep649-2025

Authors

Mica McMillan

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, palm nutrition, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

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Kara McCoy

MLIS faculty and instruction librarian, Broward College North Campus, Coconut Creek, FL

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