Fruits of this palm are used to make wine or jelly. The sweet sap which is tapped from the tree can be drunk fresh, or is boiled to make palm sugar.
The silver date palm originates from South Asia (southern Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh.)
Names
Scientific
Phoenix sylvestris
English
Silver date palm
Sugar date palm
German
Indische Wald-Dattelpalme
Indische Waldpalme
Silber-Dattelpalme
Taxonomy
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Phoenix
Species
Phoenix sylvestris (Silver date palm)
Basic information and facts
Origin:
South Asia (southern Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh.)
Distribution:
South Asia, Mauritius, Puerto Rico
Annual, biennial, or perennial:
Plant:
A palm tree up to 15 meters tall with a diameter of up to 40 cm.
Leaves:
The curved leaves are about 3 meters long.
Fruits:
Climate and weather:
Tropical
Height:
Up to 15 meters
Harvesting:
The stem is tapped for its sugary sap.
Uses:
The sweet sap can be drunk fresh, but is often boiled to make palm sugar.
Crop categories
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Sugar crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Tapping of the silver date palm
