| Synonym |
Phoenix humilis Royle |
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Khajoor |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Hill Date Palm, Dwarf Date Palm, Miniature date, Loureiro's Date Palm, Mountain date palm |
Flowering Period |
Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Khajoor |
Fruiting Period |
April-June |
| Altitude |
Up to 900 m. |
Fruit Type |
Drupe |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruits 1.2-1.4 cm long, oblong, with thin pericarp, red-black when ripe. |
| Habitat |
Dry miscellaneous forests, rocky slopes. |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
Submontane to montane Himalaya, Garhwal to Arunachal Pradesh, S. India; Myanmar, China. |
Bark Details |
Grey trunk ringed with leaf scars. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Compound |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Pinnate |
| Description of Species |
Evergreen, erect palms; stem to 5 m tall, densely covered with persistent leaf sheaths and apically spreading crown of leaves. Leaves up to 2 m long; leaflets opposite, folded, linear-lanceolate, tip apiculate, faintly nerved. Male flowers 3-4 mm long, creamy-white, in paniculate racemes, surrounded by spathes. Female flowers yellow-green, on long peduncled spadix. Fruits oblong, with thin pericarp, red-black when ripe. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves up to 2 m long; leaflets opposite, folded, linear-lanceolate, 15-30 x 1-1.5 cm, tip apiculate, faintly nerved. |
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