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Genus: Phoenix (date palms)
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family: Arecaceae
About
17 species, native from Africa to Asia. Phoenix reclinata is the
only species native to southern Africa. An additional seven species
are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe and
Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Phoenix canariensis (Canary date
palm) Native to the Canary Islands. One of the most
commonly grown palms in gardens and along roadsides in southern Africa. |
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Phoenix dactylifera (Date palm,
Real date palm) Native to western Asia and North
Africa. |
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Phoenix paludosa (Swamp date
palm) Indigenous from India to Burma. |
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Phoenix roebelenii (Dwarf date
palm) Native to East Asia (Laos). |
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Phoenix rupicola (East Indian
wine palm) Native to the eastern Himalayas. |
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Phoenix sylvestris (Indian date
palm) Native to India. |
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Phoenix theophrasti
Native to Crete. |
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