- Phoenix acaulis
taxobox
name = Dwarf Date Palm
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Monocots
unranked_ordo =Commelinids
ordo =Arecales
familia =Arecaceae
genus = "Phoenix"
species = "P. acaulis"
binomial = "Phoenix acaulis"
binomial_authority =Roxb. |"Phoenix acaulis" (acaulis,
Latin , trunkless) or Dwarf Date Palm / Stemless Date Palm is aspecies offlowering plant in the palm family, endemic to northernIndia andNepal . Found in altitudes from 350 to 1500 m, "P. acaulis" grows in scrubland, savannas and in pine forests. Trunks in this species remain underground or, at most, grow to a few inches in height. Leaves are 1.5 m long, gray-green, with 25 cm, pinnately arranged leaflets on short, armed petioles.Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) "An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms". Portland: Timber Press. (page 400) ISBN-10: 0881925586 / ISBN-13: 978-0881925586]References
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External links
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28044 USDA GRIN]
* [http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62715/ Dave's Garden Site]
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