Phoenix canariensis

Hort ex Chabaud

Prov. Agric. Hort. Ill. 19: 293. 1882.

Common names: Canary Island date palm dattier des Canaries
Introduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 111.

Stems solitary, erect, to 15 m, diam. 55–70 cm. Fruits ripening from green through orange to reddish purple, ellipsoid, length 24–27 mm, diam. 10–12 mm.


Phenology: Flowering throughout the year.
Habitat: Volunteer in waste places and disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Fla., Europe, Atlantic Islands (native), Atlantic Islands (in the Canary Islands)

Discussion

Phoenix canariensis is widely cultivated, especially in Florida and California. E. McClintock (1993) reported that Tthis species is naturalized in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as in southern California (E. McClintock 1993).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"ripening" is not a number.

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dorsifixed +  and basifixed +
Scott Zona +
Hort ex Chabaud +
3-lobed +  and cupulate +
Canary Island date palm +  and dattier des Canaries +
Calif. +, Fla. +, Europe +, Atlantic Islands (native) +  and Atlantic Islands (in the Canary Islands) +
0–1000 m +
lanceolate +
blackish brown +
adnate +, connate +  and distinct +
pistillate +  and staminate +
adnate +, connate +  and distinct +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
berrylike +  and drupaceous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
apical +  and basal +
2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br /> (?) +  and 2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (?) +
Volunteer in waste places and disturbed areas +
branched +  and spicate +
2-pinnate +  and pinnate +
fibrous +  and fleshy +
bearing prickles or marginal teeth +  and unarmed +
ridged +, channeled +  and terete +
Flowering throughout the year. +
pistillate +, staminate +  and branching +
v--shaped +  and tent--shaped +
germination +
boat-shaped +
Prov. Agric. Hort. Ill. +
adventitious +
adhering to endocarp +  and free +
elongate +
bearing prickles +  and unarmed +
lanceolate +
connate +  and distinct +
Introduced +
6-lobed +  and cupulate +
covered with fibrous or prickly remains +  and smooth +
55 cm550 mm <br />0.55 m <br /> (?) +  and 70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br /> (?) +
subterranean +
slender;massive +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1,500 cm15,000 mm <br />15 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
Dachel +, Elate +  and Palma +
Phoenix canariensis +
species +
unbranched +  and branched +
plant +, shrub +  and tree +
unisexual +  and bisexual +