Silver date palm




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

Genus
   Phoenix
Family
   Arecaceae
Order
   Arecales

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

Sugar crops
Tropical crops

Pictures











Tapping of the silver date palm










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