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Phoenix theophrastii
Cretan Date PalmFamily: Arecaceae / Palmae
Origin: Crete, Greece, Turkey
This palm has 10-12 foot silver leaves that
droop slightly. The petioles (leafstalk) are heavily armed with long yellow spines.
Similar plants:
- Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm)
- Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm)
- Phoenix reclinata (Reclinata Date Palm, Senegal Date, African Wild Date)
- Phoenix roebelenii (Pigmy Date Palm)
- Phoenix rupicola (Cliff Date Palm, Indian Date Palm)
- Phoenix sp. (Date Palm)
- Phoenix sylvestris (Silvester Palm, Toddy Palm, Wild Date Palm)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/phoenix_theophrastii.htm