Phoenix paludosa
| Phoenix paludosa | |
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| A tiger looks out from a forest of mangrove date palms in the Sundarbans National Park, in India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Phoenix |
| Species: | P. paludosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoenix paludosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called the mangrove date palm,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, indigenous to coastal regions of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Sumatra, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia.[3] They are also known as sea dates.[4] The trees grow in clusters, to 5 m (16 ft) high, usually forming dense thickets. The leaves are 2 to 3 m (6.6 to 9.8 ft) long and recurved.[5] Similar to Nypa leaves, but smaller and placed towards the plant's top.
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ↑ "Phoenix paludosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Phoenix paludosa
- ↑ "Mangrove Vegetation". Archived from the original on 2018-05-12.
- ↑ Roxburgh, William. 1832. Flora indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants 3: 789, Phoenix paludosa
- Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Portland: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-558-6 / ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6 (page 403)
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