Arecaceae FAMILY

Phoenix sylvestris

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phoenix sylvestris is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree producing a hemispherical crown of more than 50 leaves at the top of an unbranched stem. The stem is usually 10 - 15 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres, and is 20 - 30cm in diameter (excluding leaf sheaths). The gently recurved leaves can be are around 1.5 - 4 metres long on a stem up to 1 metre long, and are spiny near their base[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. , 1737 Title A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 53, 3 , 513-575, 1998 Author Barrow S.C. Website http://10.2307/4110478 Publisher Year 1998 ISBN Description ]. Typically, the plant has a swollen base with a mass of roots, and retains the leaf bases on the trunk[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 1737 Title A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 53, 3 , 513-575, 1998 Author Barrow S.C. Website http://10.2307/4110478 Publisher Year 1998 ISBN Description ]. The plant is sometimes of considerable local economic importance, particularly as a source of sugar, and is sometimes cultivated for this purtpose[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. An ornamental plant, it is often grown in gardens and along the sides of roads[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas and plains, from Pakistan and western India to Nepal and Myanmar.

HabitatLow-lying wasteland, open forest, grassland, along river banks and in areas that have been disturbed or are prone to periodic inundation, causing water-logging[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 1737 Title A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 53, 3 , 513-575, 1998 Author Barrow S.C. Website http://10.2307/4110478 Publisher Year 1998 ISBN Description ]. It can be found in open tropical rainforest, open forest and grassland[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].