Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Phoenix caespitosa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phoenix caespitosa is an evergreen palm, clustering to form extensive thickets. The stems are short, often subterranean, producing leaves up to 3 metres long. The plant provides a popular wild fruit and is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental. Although Phoenix caespitosa may be locally threatened by human activities, its overall extent of occurrence is large. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNortheast Africa - Djibouti, Somalia to Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman

HabitatDry wadis, coastal and inland marshes. semi-desert bushland and rocky crevices and ravines, often forming extensive thickets; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 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 ].