Wild Date Palm
Phoenix sylvestris
Also known as Thoddy Palm, Date sugar palm, Indian date Palm
About Wild Date Palm
Phoenix sylvestris (sylvestris - Latin, of the forest) also known as silver date palm, Indian date, sugar date palm or wild date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It has been introduced to southeastern China, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands. Growing in plains and scrubland up to 1300 m above sea level, the fruit from this palm species is used to make wine and jelly. The sap is tapped and drunk fresh or fermented into toddy. The fresh sap is boiled to make palm jaggery in West Bengal state of India and Bangladesh.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phoenix sylvestris
- Genus
- Phoenix
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- खजूर khajur, सेंधी sendhi, खजूर
- Nepali
- Kandela, ताडी Taadii, खजुर Khajur
- Bengali
- খর্জূর kharjura, খেজুর khejura
- Tamil
- ஈந்துபனை inthupaanai, காட்டீஞ்சு kattinchu, இசம் Icham
- Telugu
- ఈత ita, ఈత చెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಈಚಲು ichalu, ಖರ್ಜೂರ kharjura, ಫೀನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಸಿಲ್ವೆಸ್ಟ್ರಿಸ್
- Malayalam
- കാടിനൊത്ത kaattiintha, കാട്ടീന്തല് kaattiinthal, നീലന്തെണ്ട് Niilanthent
- Marathi
- खारीक kharik, खर्जूर kharjur, खर्जूरी Kharjuri
Arecaceae
Palm family
Wild Date Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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