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Phoenix pusilla
About
Phoenix pusilla, the Ceylon date palm or flour palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. They are found in lowlands, ridges and on hills. No taller than 5 m (16 ft), this species is usually single-stemmed but clumps do occur naturally. At 25 cm (9.8 in) in diameter, the trunks are covered with distinct leaf-base scars, forming a 'wicker' pattern. Their distinguishable trunks have made them popular in cultivation. They are drought tolerant and slow-growing.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Phoenix pusilla
- Slug
- phoenix-pusilla
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phoenix
- Species
- pusilla
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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