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Phoenix loureiroi

Phoenix loureiroi

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—

Requires a sunny position, succeeding in most soils so long as the drainage is excellent[1]. A slow-growing plant[2]. Phoenix species are quite liable to hybridize where the various species meet as a result of cultivation[3]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[3].

Propagation

Seed - pre-soak for 24 hours in warm water and sow in containers. Germination usually takes place in 2 - 3 months[4]. Seed viability can be maintained for 8 - 15 years at room temperature[5]. Division of suckers[4]. Pot up immediately into large containers and plant into permanent positions once the plant is established[4]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Phoenix+loureiroi>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
  2. [2]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
  3. [3]A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) — Barrow S.C. · 1998 · http://10.2307/4110478 ↩︎
  4. [4]Palms of the World — Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. · Angus and Robertson · 1992 · ISBN 0-207-14848-1 ↩︎An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms.
  5. [5]World Agroforesty Centre — http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ ↩︎An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc.
  6. [6]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  7. [7]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  8. [8]Plants and People of Nepal — Manandhar. N. P. · Timber Press. Oregon. · 2002 · ISBN 0-88192-527-6 ↩︎Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
  9. [9]Study of intestinal anti-inflammatory activity of Phoenix loureiroi Kunth (Arecaceae) fruit — Murugan R.; Saravanan S. & Parimelazhagan T. · 2017 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2017.06.028 ↩︎
  10. [10]Heart of Palm Use: A Family Survey — Scott Zona, Ph.D. · Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Virtual Herbarium. · http://www.virtualherbarium.org/palmresearch/Hearts_of_Palm_table.html ↩︎An on-line article listing the botanical names and range of palm trees that have an edible apical bud.
  11. [11]Tropical Palms — Johnson D.V. · FAO, Rome · 2011 · http://www.fao.org/docrep/ · ISBN 978-92-5-106742-0 ↩︎A terse guide to some of the uses of palms. Also available for download from the web. (Search for "FAO Tropical Palms")
  12. [12]Ethnobotanical Studies of Useful Trees of District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir — Muhammad Ajaib & Zaheer-Ud-Din Khan · 2014 · ISBN 2313-206X ↩︎