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Taxon:  Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.



Summary
Genus:
Phoenix
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Phoeniceae
Nomen number:
28059
Place of publication:
Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:787. 1832
Verified:
10/14/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Elate sylvestris L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Ballardini, M. et al. 2013. The chloroplast DNA locus psbZ-trnfM as a potential barcode marker in Phoenix L. (Arecaceae). ZooKeys 365:71-82.
  3. Ballardini, M. et al. 2013. The chloroplast DNA locus psbZ-trnfM as a potential barcode marker in Phoenix L. (Arecaceae). ZooKeys 365:71-82.
  4. Barrow, S. C. 1998. A monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae: Coryphoideae). Kew Bull. 53:541.
  5. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 8:25-28.
  6. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
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  10. Howard, R. 1979. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989 3:343.
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  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
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  14. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:157.
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Common names
English
date sugar palm –
Indian date –
silver date palm –
wild date palm –
German
Silber-Dattelpalme –
Walddattelpalme –
Portuguese
tamareira-brava –
Swedish
indisk dadelpalm –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2Cultivated     
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 8:25-28.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Food additivessweetener Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Human foodbeverage base Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Materialscane Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 8:25-28.
Materialsfiber Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 8:25-28.
Materialswood Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976 8:25-28.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=28059. Accessed 15 May 2026.


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