Phoenix reclinata
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Phoenix reclinata or Senegal Date Palm is a palm species; the name is from Latin for "reclining".
Habitat and distribution
These palms are native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoro Islands where they are found from sea level to 3000 m, in rain forest clearings, monsoonal forests and rocky mountainsides. They are commonly cultivated in many countries with temperate weather where they freely hybridize with other cultivated Phoenix species.
Description
P. 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 .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. This species grows edible, oblong fruit, orange in color (when ripe), at 2.5 cm in diameter. They usually tolerate moderate drought and salt-spray.
Ripening fruit
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