Phoenix paludosa
Phoenix paludosa | |
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A tiger looks out from a forest of mangrove date palms in the Sundarbans National Park, in India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Phoenix |
Species: | P. paludosa
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Binomial name | |
Phoenix paludosa | |
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Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called the mangrove date palm,[2] 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.[3] They are also known as Sea Dates.[4] The trees grow in clusters, to 5 m high, usually forming dense thickets. The leaves are 2 to 3 m long and recurved.[5] Similar to Nypa leaves, but smaller and placed towards the plant's top.
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