Phoenix reclinata
Reclining Date Palm
Also known as: Fulchironia senegalensis Lesch. +14 more
- Fulchironia senegalensis Lesch.
- Phoenix abyssinica Drude
- Phoenix baoulensis A.Chev.
- Phoenix comorensis Becc.
- Phoenix djalonensis A.Chev.
- Phoenix dybowskii A.Chev.
- Phoenix equinoxialis Bojer
- Phoenix leonensis Lodd.
- Phoenix leonensis Lodd. ex Kunth
- Phoenix pumila Regel
- Phoenix reclinata var. comorensis (Becc.) Jum. & H.Perrier
- Phoenix reclinata var. leonensis
- Phoenix reclinata var. madagascariensis Becc.
- Phoenix reclinata var. somalensis Becc.
- Phoenix spinosa Schumach. & Thonn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Phoenix reclinata (commonly known as Reclining Date Palm) is a palm tree within the Arecaceae family. It originates in Africa and Temperate Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bermuda, El Salvador, Florida, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Vietnam