Phoenix L.
Details
Biostatus
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
1188-1189
ICN
Phoenix L.
genus
Phoenix
Classification
Subordinates
Vernacular names
Synonyms
Associations
Descriptions
Phoenix L.
Tall trees or low shrubs; dioecious. Leaves pinnate, with numerous lanceolate or ensiform segments, induplicately inserted on axis (V-shaped in T.S.); lower segments often modified into spines. Inflorescence a branched panicle borne among the leaves, usually several together, erect or becoming pendulous in fruit; spathe solitary, coriaceous. Flowers small, yellowish, coriaceous. Berry 1-seeded, mesocarp fleshy, endocarp thin. Spp. c. 16, of tropical regions of the Old World. Adventive sp. 1.
Taxonomic concepts
Historic biostatus
Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
Political Region
Phoenix sylvestris recorded
Collections
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
20 February 2014