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Phoenix reclinata (reclinata - Latin, reclining), the wild date palm, Arabian date palm or Senegal date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to tropical Africa, the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. It is also reportedly naturalized in Florida, Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Albania, Greece, Turkey, and the Leeward Islands.[1] The plants are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides.

Phoenix reclinata
Senegal date palm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Phoenix
Species:	P. reclinata
Binomial name
Phoenix reclinata Jacq.

Description

Phoenix reclinata is a dioecious clumping palm, producing multiple stems from 7.5 to 15 m in height and 30 cm in width. Foliage is pinnate and recurved, growing 2.5 to 4.5 m in length and 0.75 m in width. Leaf color is bright to deep green on 30 cm petioles with long, sharp spines at the base, with 20 to 40 leaves per crown.

The plants are unisexual and florets appear at the top of the palm stem. Male florets are a dirty, pale yellow and fall off after blooming; females are small, globose and yellow-green.[2] This species grows edible, oblong fruit, orange in color (when ripe), at 2.5 cm in diameter. The fruit are borne in large, pendant clusters and contain one seed each.[2]

Palms across the genus Phoenix readily hybridize with one another resulting in naturally occurring variations. They usually tolerate salt-spray, and moderate drought where the water table is permanently high.[2]

Uses

In addition to the fruit, which attracts animals, including humans, the palm heart can be eaten as a vegetable. In KwaZulu-Natal, and the Okavango Delta, Botswana, the sap is tapped shortly before flowering to make palm wine. The fibres of young, unopened leaves can be used to make carpets, kilts and brooms. The roots contain tannin and can be used to make a brown dye. They also produce an edible gum. The wood is lightweight and not particularly useful.[2]

References

• 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 (Pages 403-404)

External links

• Floridata Link
• PACSAO Link
• Phoenix reclinata in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

На других языках

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[ru] Финик отклонённый

Финик отклонённый[источник не указан 1527 дней], или дикая финиковая пальма[источник не указан 1527 дней], или сенегальская финиковая пальма[источник не указан 1527 дней] (лат. Phoenix reclinata) — вид цветущих растений семейства Пальмовые, родом из тропиков Африки, Аравийского полуострова, Мадагаскара и Коморы. Также сообщается, что он натурализован во Флориде, Пуэрто-Рико, Бермудских островах и Подветренных островах. Растение произрастает на высотах до 3000 метров над уровнем моря, в дождевых лесах, муссонных лесах и скалистых склонах.

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