Mazhar Botanic Garden

Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien

Pygmy date Palm Miniature date Palm robellini palm.

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000044
Common name: Pygmy date Palm, Miniature date Palm, robellini palm.
English name: Miniature date Palm
Arabic name: فيونكس روبلليني
Native: Southeastern Asia
Country: Southeastern Asia
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary palm, small to medium-sized, slow-growing to 2-7 m tall leaves: feathery, fronds pinnate about 06-12 m long, slightly drooping, glaucous inflorescence: multi-branched, cream,  about 30-45 cm long fruit: oblong, 1-2 cm long, black when ripen

Ornamental palms

Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Mid Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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