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Taxon: Phoenix canariensis hort. ex Chabaud

Genus: Phoenix
Family: Arecaceae (alt. Palmae) subfamily: Coryphoideae tribe: Phoeniceae.
Nomen number: 28045
Place of publication: La Provence Agric. 19:293-297, figs. 66-68. 1882
Name verified on: 14-Oct-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 14-Oct-1999
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.


Common names:

  • Canary date palm   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  • Canary Island date palm   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  • Canary Island palm   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  • dattier des Canaries   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  • kanarische Dattelpalme   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  • tamareira-das-Canárias   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005) – Portuguese (Brazil)
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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    Macaronesia: Spain - Canary Islands

      Cultivated:
  • widely cultivated in subtropics

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Check other web resources for Phoenix canariensis hort. ex Chabaud:


Images:

  • Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28045 (18 June 2013)

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