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Phoenix pusilla

Ceylon date palm

Synonyms
Phoenix zeylanica
Botanical details
Family
Arecaceae
Native to the UK
No
Potentially harmful
Genus

Phoenix

Genus description

Phoenix are evergreen palms with solitary or clustered stems and narrowly oblong, pinnate leaves with linear segments, and drooping panicles of yellow flowers followed by fleshy ellipsoid fruits

Name status

Correct

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