Phoenix dactylifera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Phoeniceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species: Phoenix dactylifera

Name

Phoenix dactylifera L. (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n. 1 (1768).
- Phoenix excelsior Cav., Icon. 2: 13 (1793), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic
- Encephalartos pungens (L.f. ex Aiton) Lehm., Nov. Stirp. Pug. 6: 13 (1834).
- Macrozamia tridentata var. pungens J.Schust. in Engl. (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 1: 93 (1932).
- Palma major Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd. t. 47 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
- Phoenix atlantica var. maroccana A.Chev., Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 2: 172 (1952).
- Phoenix chevalieri D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón, Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 79 (1997).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. adunca D.H.Christ ex Becc., Malesia 3: 357 (1890).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. costata Becc., Malesia 3: 357 (1890).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. cylindrocarpa Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. gonocarpa Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. oocarpa Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. oxysperma Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerocarpa Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerosperma Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix dactylifera var. sylvestris Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 258 (1838).
- Phoenix iberica D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón, Varied. Trad. Frut. Cuenca Río Segura Cat. Etnobot. 1: 73 (1997).
- Zamia pallida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 401 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Zamia pungens L.f. ex Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 478 (1789).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia Arabian Pen. to S. Pakistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1188. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Phoenix dactylifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Phoenix dactylifera. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Phoenix dactylifera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Phoenix dactylifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Dec. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phoenix dactylifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Dadelpalm
العربية: نخلة
беларуская: Фінікавая пальма
български: Финикова палма
বাংলা: খেজুর
bosanski: Datula
català: Palmera datilera
Cymraeg: Palmwydden ddatys
dansk: Ægte Daddelpalme
Deutsch: Echte Dattelpalme
Ελληνικά: Χουρμάς
English: Date Palm
Esperanto: Daktilopalmo
español: Phoenix dactylifera
eesti: Datlipalm
فارسی: خرما
suomi: Välimerentaateli
Nordfriisk: Echt datelpualem
français: Palmier-dattier
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Tsûng-su
עברית: תמר מצוי
हिन्दी: खजूर
hrvatski: Datulja
hornjoserbsce: Wšědny datlowc
magyar: Közönséges datolyapálma
interlingua: Palma de Dactylo
Bahasa Indonesia: Kurma
íslenska: Döðlupálmi
italiano: Palma da datteri
日本語: ナツメヤシ
lietuvių: Datulinis finikas
മലയാളം: ഈന്തപ്പന
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok kurma
Nederlands: Dadelpalm
norsk: Daddelpalme
polski: Daktylowiec właściwy
português: Tamareira
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Datulja
slovenščina: Pravi datljevec
српски / srpski: Датула
svenska: Dadelpalm
తెలుగు: ఖర్జూరం
ไทย: อินทผลัม
Türkçe: Hurma
walon: Pålmî ås dates
ייִדיש: טײטלבױם
中文: 海枣

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