Characteristics
A suckering palm. It grows 12 m tall. It can have one or several slender main trunks. They often branch near the base. The branches have a crown or large leaves. The leaves are silvery green. They are divided into leaflets along the stalk. These leaflets are narrow and taper. There are spines on the leaf bases. The flowers grow among the leaf bases. They are in branched arrangements which arch over. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit occur in large clusters. They are brown when ripe. They are like small dates and 14-16 mm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
16.17
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in colonies on beaches and rocky, sandy areas. It suits hot dry conditions. It may tolerate some cold. It suits a desert climate.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The fruit are edible but not attractive.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seed germinate easily and quickly.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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