Phoenix reclinata

Phoenix reclinata
In Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species:
P. reclinata
Binomial name
Phoenix reclinata
Synonyms[2]
  • Phoenix abyssinica Drude
  • Phoenix baoulensis A.Chev.
  • Phoenix comorensis Becc.
  • Phoenix djalonensis A.Chev.
  • Phoenix dybowskii A.Chev.
  • Phoenix equinoxialis Bojer
  • Phoenix spinosa Schumach. & Thonn.

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.

  1. ^ Cosiaux, A.; Gardiner, L.M. & Couvreur, T.L.P. (2017). "Phoenix reclinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T67540526A67540546. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T67540526A67540546.en. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Phoenix reclinata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Phoenix reclinata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 3 July 2024.