Arecaceae
Senegal date palm
Phoenix reclinata
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Phoenix
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Common names
By language (19)
- Afrikaans
- Wildedadelboom
- Arabic
- نخلة متدلية
- arz
- نخله متدليه
- Chinese
- 折叶海枣, 折叶刺葵
- Czech
- Datlovník senegalský
- English
- Senegal date palm
- Finnish
- Afrikantaateli
- French
- Dattier du Sénégal
- Galician
- Palmeira do Senegal
- German
- Senegalesische Dattelpalme
- hsb
- Senegalski datlowc
- Italian
- Palma del Senegal
- Japanese
- カブダチソテツジュロ, セネガルヤシ
- Kinyarwanda
- Umukindo
- Lithuanian
- Lenktalapis finikas
- Polish
- Daktylowiec nagięty
- Portuguese
- Tamareira-do-senegal
- Swahili
- Ukindu
- Zulu
- Isundu elinabayo
Synonyms
- Fulchironia senegalensis Lesch.
- Phoenix abyssinica Drude
- Phoenix baoulensis A.Chev.
- Phoenix comorensis Becc.
- Phoenix djalonensis A.Chev.
- Phoenix dybowskii A.Chev.
- Phoenix equinoxialis Bojer
- Phoenix leonensis Lodd.
- Phoenix reclinata var. comorensis (Becc.) Jum. & H.Perrier
- Phoenix reclinata var. madagascariensis Becc.
- Phoenix reclinata var. somalensis Becc.
- Phoenix spinosa Schumach. & Thonn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: traianbertau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ton Rulkens, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, 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.