Phoenix loureiroi var. pedunculata
Family: Arecaceae Palm Tree
Common Name: Ghats Date Palm
Scientific Synonymy:
Phoenix loureiroi var. humilis, Phoenix pedunculata, Phoenix humilis var. pedunculata, Phoenix ouseleyana, Phoenix humilis var. robusta, Phoenix humilis var. typica, Phoenix robusta
Common Synonymy:
Mountain date palm, Loureiro
Cold Hardiness Zone: 9a View the UK and US zone maps
Phoenix loureiroi var. pedunculata Information
Identification
Dioecious.
General Information
Originates from up to 1800 m (6000 ft.) in the Western Ghats of India, and differs distinctly from the P. loureiroi distributed from Eastern India through the Himalayan ranges to Taiwan and the Philippines by being shorter and having more plumose and bluer leaves.
Distribution
Distribution information currently being revised.