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Phoenix paludosa

Mangrove Date Palm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species: P. paludosa
Binomial name
Phoenix paludosa
Roxb.
Synonyms
  • Phoenix andamanensis W.T.Mill., J.G.Sm. & N.Taylor bis
  • Phoenix siamensis Miq.

Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called Mangrove Date Palm, 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. They are also known as Sea Dates. The trees grow in clusters, to 5 m high, usually forming dense thickets. The leaves are 2 to 3 m long and recurved.



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