Arecaceae

Date palm

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera, Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX, US, 2026-01-07 (iNaturalist). — Photo: EJ Burns, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (126)

ace: Keureuma
aeb: نخلة
Afrikaans: Dadelpalm
Amharic: ተምር, ቴምር
Arabic: نخلة التمر, أذاذ, البلح, النخيل, بلح نصف معو, رطب, عجوة, نخل
arc: ܬܡܪ
arz: نخلة التمر
Assamese: খেজুৰ
Asturian: Palmera datilera
azb: خورما
Azerbaijani: Barmaqvari finik
ba: Бармаҡ һымаҡ пальма
Bambara: Ntamaro
Bangla: খেজুর, খেজুর গাছ
Basque: Datil palmondo, Datil palmondoa, Datil-palmondo, Datilondo
bdr: Kurma
Belarusian: Фінік ядомы, Фінікавая пальма, від
bgn: آبدندان
bik: Datilero
bjn: Kurma
Bosnian: Datula, Datule, Hurma, Urma
Bulgarian: Обикновена финикова палма, Същинска финикова палма
Burmese: စွန်ပလွန်ပင်
Cantonese: 椰棗
Catalan: Palmera datilera, Palmera de dàtils, Palmeres datileres, Palmera de rambla, Palmera ibèrica
Cebuano: Datilero, Date palm, Dates, Datil, Datiles, Palmerang datilero
Central Kurdish: خورما
Chinese: 椰枣, 椰棗, 仙枣, 伊拉克枣, 无漏子, 枣椰子, 波斯枣, 海枣
Croatian: Datulja, Datulje, Datuljina palma, Prava datulja
csb: Prôwdzëwô daktila
Czech: Datlovník pravý
dag: Dɔbino
Danish: Ægte Daddelpalme, Daddel-Palme
Dutch: Dadelpalm, Echte dadelpalm
English: Date palm
Esperanto: Daktilopalmo, Daktila feniko, Daktilpalmo, Daktilujo
Estonian: Datlipalm, Harilik datlipalm
ff: Dibinoohi
Filipino: Datilero, Date Palm, Dates, Datil, Datilera, Datilerang palma, Datilerang palmera, Datilerong palma
Finnish: Välimerentaateli, Taateli, Taatelipalmu
French: Datier, Dattier, Palmier dattier, Palmier-dattier, Phenix dactylifera, Phœnix, Phœnix dactylifera
frr: Echt datelpualem
Galician: Datileira
German: Echte Dattelpalme, Dattel, Lakmi
Greek: Χουρμαδιά
Gujarati: ખજૂર
hak: Tsûng-su
Hebrew: תמר מצוי
Hindi: खजूर, ख़जूर
hsb: Wšědny datlowc
Hungarian: Közönséges datolyapálma
Icelandic: Döðlupálmi, Döðlur
Indonesian: Kurma, Pohon kurma
io: Dateliero, Datelo
Irish: Pailm dátaí
Japanese: ナツメヤシ, なつめやし
Javanese: Kurma
kab: Tazdayt
Kannada: ಖರ್ಜೂರದ ಹಣ್ಣು
Kazakh: Құрма
ki: Tende
Korean: 대추야자
ks: کھٔزٕر
Kurdish: Qesp, Gesp, Gespa rastîn, Gespa Îranê, Xurme
lah: کھجور
Latvian: Dateļpalma, Datele, Dateles, Īstā dateļpalma
lbe: Чассаг
Lithuanian: Datulinis finikas, Datulinė palmė, Datulių palmė, Finikinė palmė
lzh: 無漏子
Macedonian: Урма
mad: Korma
Malagasy: Antrendry
Malay: Pokok kurma, Buah kurma, Kurma, Tamar
Malayalam: ഈന്തപ്പന, ഈതപ്പന, ഈത്തപ്പന, ഈന്ത
Marathi: खजूर, खजुर
min: Kurma
mnc: ᠪᠣᠰᠣᡵᠣ
mos: Tamaro
mzn: خارما
nah: Zōyacapolcuahuitl
Nepali: छोकडाको बोट
Norwegian Bokmål: Daddelpalme, Daddel, Dadler
Norwegian Nynorsk: Daddelpalme, Daddel, Dadlar
Pashto: کجوره, خرما
pcd: Pron·nhié d' Afrike, Pron·ne d' Afrike
Persian: خرما
Polish: Daktylowiec właściwy
Portuguese: Tamareira, Datileira, Palmeira-das-igrejas, Tâmara
Punjabi: ਖਜੂਰ
Romanian: Finic, Curmal
Russian: Финик пальчатый
Samoan: Fua Otata
Sanskrit: खर्जूरम्
sat: ᱠᱷᱤᱡᱩᱨ
sc: Pramma de datteros
scn: Parma, Pàrma
sco: Date paum
Scottish Gaelic: Craobh-phailm
Serbian: Датула, Урма, Урме
Serbian (Latin): Datulja
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇသႅင်ႈ, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမၢၵ်ႇသႅင်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇသႅင်ႈ
Sindhi: کجي
skr: پِنڈ
Slovak: Datľovník obyčajný
Slovenian: Pravi datljevec, Datljeva palma, Datelj, Dateljnova palma, Datlji
smn: Koskâmerâtaatel
Somali: Geed Timir
Spanish: Datile, Datilera, Dátile, Palmas datileras, Palmera de rambla
Sundanese: Korma
Swedish: Dadelpalm, Dadel, Dadelpalmen, Dadelpalmer, Dadlar
Tajik: Хурмо
Tamil: பேரீச்சை
Telugu: ఖర్జూరం, ఖర్జూరాలు
Thai: อินทผลัม, อินทผาลัม
Turkish: Hurma ağacı
Turkmen: Hurma
Ukrainian: Фінік їстівний
Urdu: کھجور, كھجور
Vietnamese: Chà là
vro: Datlipalm
Walloon: Pålmî ås dates, Påmî ås dates
Welsh: Palmwydden ddatys
Wolof: Tàndarma
wuu: 椰枣
Yiddish: טייטלבוים, טייטל, טײטלבױם
Zulu: Umgqasundu

Synonyms

Encephalartos pungens (L.f. ex Aiton) Lehm.
Macrozamia tridentata var. pungens (Willd.) J.Schust.
Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill.
Palma major Garsault
Phoenix atlantica var. maroccana A.Chev.
Phoenix chevalieri D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón
Phoenix dactylifera var. adunca D.H.Christ ex Becc.
Phoenix dactylifera var. costata Becc.
Phoenix dactylifera var. cylindrocarpa Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. gonocarpa Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. oocarpa Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. oxysperma Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerocarpa Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerosperma Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sylvestris Mart.
Phoenix excelsior Cav.
Phoenix iberica D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón
Zamia pallida Salisb.
Zamia pungens L.f. ex Salisb.
Zamia pungens L.f. ex Aiton

Flowers

In flower: February, April to May, July (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

Photo: EJ Burns, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Burgospain, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Micó Maria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sanchis Kiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mondher ben amor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.