Phoenix reclinata | |
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In Auckland, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Phoenix |
Species: | P. reclinata
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Binomial name | |
Phoenix reclinata | |
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Phoenix reclinata (reclinata - Latin, reclining), the wild date palm or Senegal date palm,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. It is introduced in Florida, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago, the Leeward Islands, Tunisia and Vietnam.[2] The plants are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides.