ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Phoenix dactylifera

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species: Phoenix dactylifera
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Phoenix dactylifera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

20 synonyms in this snapshot

Encephalartos pungensName author: (L.f. ex Aiton) Lehm.
Macrozamia tridentata var. pungensName author: (Willd.) J.Schust.
Palma dactyliferaName author: (L.) Mill.
Palma majorName author: Garsault
Phoenix atlantica var. maroccanaName author: A.Chev.
Phoenix chevalieriName author: D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón
Phoenix dactylifera var. aduncaName author: D.H.Christ ex Becc.
Phoenix dactylifera var. costataName author: Becc.
Phoenix dactylifera var. cylindrocarpaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. gonocarpaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. oocarpaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. oxyspermaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerocarpaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sphaerospermaName author: Mart.
Phoenix dactylifera var. sylvestrisName author: Mart.
Phoenix excelsiorName author: Cav.
Phoenix ibericaName author: D.Rivera, S.Ríos & Obón
Zamia pallidaName author: Salisb.
Zamia pungensName author: L.f. ex Salisb.
Zamia pungensName author: L.f. ex Aiton

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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