Phoenix_paludosa

<i>Phoenix paludosa</i>

Phoenix paludosa

Species of palm

Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called the mangrove date palm,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, indigenous to coastal regions of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Sumatra, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia.[3] They are also known as Sea Dates.[4] The trees grow in clusters, to 5 m high, usually forming dense thickets. The leaves are 2 to 3 m long and recurved.[5] Similar to Nypa leaves, but smaller and placed towards the plant's top.

Quick Facts Phoenix paludosa, Scientific classification ...
In Sundarbans, Bangladesh

References

  1. [1]
    "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. [2]
    "Phoenix paludosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Phoenix paludosa
  4. [4]
    "Mangrove Vegetation".
  5. [5]
    Roxburgh, William. 1832. Flora indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants 3: 789, Phoenix paludosa


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