About Sanegal Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata (reclinata - Latin, reclining), the wild date palm or Senegal date palm, 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. The plants are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phoenix reclinata
- Genus
- Phoenix
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Marathi
- जंगली खजूर
Arecaceae
Palm family
Sanegal Date Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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