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Phoenix dactylifera

Date Palm

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GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153890

Element CodePMARA1J030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderArecales

FamilyArecaceae

GenusPhoenix

Other Common Names

date palm (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Old World species widely cultivated esp. in tropics and subtropics, and occasionally established as an escape.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-09-10

Change Date2002-09-10

Edition Date1994-08-04

Edition AuthorsYekell, S. (TNC-LASP, 1994)

Range Extent Comments

Nativa de Africa Tropical y Asia en zonas secas y cálidas, ampliamente cultivada. Cultivada en tierras bajas y valles, para producción de frutos en Bolivia, en los Departamentos de Tarija, Cochabamba y en el sureste de Santa Cruz, entre otras zonas.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Se tiene feferencia de algunos cultivos en tierras bajas y valles.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
California	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Arizona (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Cross	Tonto National Forest	5,966

References (3)

Balslev, H. and Moraes, M. 1989. Sinopsis de las Palmeras de Bolivia. AAU Reports 20. Botanical Institute of Aarhus University. Denmark. 107pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.