Mazhar Botanic Garden

Phoenix paludosa Roxb.

Sea date

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000072
Common name: Sea date
English name: Mangrove date palm
Arabic name: نخيل بالودوزا
Native: Costal regions of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Sumatra, Malaysia
Country: Bangladesh Cambodia India Malaysia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen , clustering, multi-stemmed, Mangrove Date palm Leaves 2-3 m long compound pinnate flowers yellow, small, borne on erect branched inflorescences 20-3 cm from within the crown fruit ovoid, blackish-purple, small, fleshy berries, 1-2 cm long, edible

Ornamental. Landscaping. Traditional medicine. Food. Material (thatching, mats, and fences). used salt-tolerant nature.

Phoenix andamanensis WTMill, JG Sm & NTaylor bis, Phoenix siamensis Miq

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Texture: Adaptable Coastal Alluvial Soils
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Coastal area Swamp
Salinity: High
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds- separating basal offshoots during spring or autumn
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10a : 10a
pH range: 6.-7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Aquatic habitat
Plant Uses: Edible Landscape Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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