Arecaceae

Loureiro's dwarf palm

Phoenix loureiroi Kunth

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix

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Loureiro's dwarf palm: Botanical specimen in the Fu Si-nian Memorial Garden, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. — Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: نخلة لورياروية
Chinese: 刺葵, 台灣海棗, 台湾海枣, 臺灣海棗
Czech: Datlovník Loureirův
English: Loureiro's dwarf palm, Loureiro's palm, Mountain date palm
Tamil: சிறு ஈச்சம்
Telugu: చిట్టి ఈత, చిట్టీత
Thai: เป้งดอย

Synonyms

Phoenix humilis Royle ex Becc.
Phoenix humilis var. loureiroi (Kunth) Becc.
Phoenix pusilla Lour.

Photos

Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alialb, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.