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Dwarf Date Palm

Phoenix acaulis

Also called Stemless Date Palm

Dwarf Date Palm
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
N. India to Himalaya and Bangladesh
Climate
wet tropical

About

Phoenix acaulis (acaulis, Latin, trunkless) the dwarf date palm or stemless date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to northern India, Bhutan and Nepal. Found at altitudes from 350 to 1,500 m (1,150 to 4,920 ft), Phoenix acaulis grows in scrubland, savannas and in pine forests. Trunks in this species remain underground or, at most, grow to a few inches in height. Leaves are 11.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long, gray-green, with 25 cm (9.8 in), pinnately arranged leaflets on short, armed petioles.

Other Phoenix plants

Mangrove Date Palm · Cape Verde Island Date Palm · Phoenix caespitosa · Canary Island date palm · Date palm · Loureir's Date Palm · Mangrove date palm · Ceylon Date Palm · Senegal date palm · Dwarf Date Palm · Cliff date palm · Wild date palm

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phoenix acaulis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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