Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera
About
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the region from the Gulf States to Pakistan. It is cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle East, Australia, South and Southeast Asia, Portugal, Spain, coastal Mediterranean basin, and the desert regions of Southern California. It is naturalised in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. P. dactylifera is the type species of genus Phoenix, which contains 12–19 species of wild date palms.
- Family
- Arecaceae
How to use it
The date palm is extensively cultivated across the globe—including northern Africa, the Middle East, Australia, South and Southeast Asia, Spain, Portugal, and the desert regions of Southern California—primarily for the harvest of its sweet, edible fruits.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
The date palm is widely cultivated for its sweet, edible fruit, which are commonly known as dates.
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Phoenix dactylifera
- Slug
- phoenix-dactylifera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phoenix
- Species
- dactylifera
- Wikidata QID
- Q25292
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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