Indigenous names are reported to include: "tala" (Choctaw); "cani" (Timucua); "ta ́:la" (Koasati); "taalachoba" ("big palm", Alabama); "ta:laɬ a ́ kko" ("big palm", Creek); "talco ́:bˆı "("big palm", Mikasuki);" talimushi "("palmetto's uncle", Choctaw), and "guana "(Taino, possibly).