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Phoenix reclinata

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Name

Identification
Phoenix reclinata Jacq. [family ARECACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Phoenix leonensis
  • Fulchironia senegalensis
  • Palma vinifera
  • Phoenix foemina
  • Phoenix reclinata
  • Elate sylvestris
  • Phoenix spinosa
Common name
  • serké (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tionkom the wine (FRI) tonkom (JB) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • atahe the wine (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • mi a drum (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gi-nyәamèl (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • wild date-palm; swamp date-palm; dwarf date-palm; Senegal date-palm., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • diidioka (JB) fu duka (JB) fudak (AS fide K&A) fuduka (JB; K&A) gi duka (JB) hu diak (JB) hudiak (JB fide K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • inib (JB) iñib (JB) i-nib (K&A) i-ńib (K&A) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dattier du Sénégal, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • dattier sauvage; dattier de marais (Roberty); dattier du Sénégal (Berhaut); dattier nain du Sénégal (Kerharo & Adam)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • a-ngóm the leaf (FG&G) yabà the cabbage (FG&G) (GUINEA, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • Senegal date palm, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • tãmbra (JB) (SENEGAL, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Guinea-Bissau) tara an extracted fibre (RdoF) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tara an extracted fibre (RdoF) (GUINEA-BISSAU, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for PHOENIX reclinata Jacq. [family PALMAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
PHOENIX reclinata Jacq. [family PALMAE], (1801). Fig. 165.
PHOENIX reclinata Becc. var. somalensis [family PALMAE], in Chiov., Result. Scient. Miss. Stefanini-Paoli: 176, 230 (1916);. types: S1, near “Bardera”, Paoli 824, S3, “Uagadi” near “Bulo Nassib”, Paoli 430 & “Zingibar”, Paoli 385 (all FT syn.).
Information
Usually clustered palm, often forming dense thickets with trunks up to 10 m tall and c. 15 cm in diam. Leaves up to 2.5 m long, bright green, curved; leaflets numerous, up to 25 x 2 cm. Inflorescences 20–50 cm long, pedunculate. Male flowers with inner tepals acute. Female flowers globose; inner tepals rounded. Fruit 13–20 x 9–13 mm, pale yellow to orange or dull red. Seed 10–12 x 6–8 mm.
Range
C2; S1, 3 East Africa, widespread in tropical Africa.
Altitude range
0–450 m.
Distribution (external)
?Djibouti
Ethiopia
Notes
P. abyssinica Drude in Ethiopia is probably conspecific.

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