Phoenix acaulis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Phoeniceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species: Phoenix acaulis
Name

Phoenix acaulis Roxb. (1820)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Phoenix acaulis var. melanocarpa Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 346. 1845.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie
Assam; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Roxburgh, W. 1819 publ. 1820: Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 70, t. 273.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Phoenix acaulis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Phoenix acaulis. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Phoenix acaulis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
Tropicos.org 2018. Phoenix acaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 19.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phoenix acaulis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Phoenix acaulis (acaulis, Latin, trunkless) the dwarf date palm or stemless date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to northern India, Bhutan and Nepal. Found in altitudes from 350 to 1500 m, Phoenix acaulis grows in scrubland, savannas and in pine forests. Trunks in this species remain underground or, at most, grow to a few inches in height. Leaves are 1.5 m long, gray-green, with 25 cm, pinnately arranged leaflets on short, armed petioles.[1][2]
References

Riffle, Robert L. and Craft, Paul (2003) An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Portland: Timber Press. (page 400) ISBN 0-88192-558-6 / ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6
Roxburgh, William. 1819. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel 3: 69, t. 273