Rank Species | Genus Phoenix Higher classification Date palms | |
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Similar Palm trees, Date palms, Vatica bantamensis, Phoenix rupicola, Phoenix loureiroi | ||
Phoenix paludosa (paludosa, Latin, swampy), also called Mangrove Date Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, indigenous to coastal regions of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Sumatra, Vietnam and peninsular Malaysia. They are also known as Sea Dates. The trees grow in clusters, to 5 m high, usually forming dense thickets. The leaves are 2 to 3 m long and recurved.
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