Table 1.

Species of the genus Phoenix along with their common local name and geographical distribution.

Species	Local name	Geographical distribution
Phoenix acaulis	Stemless date palm	Bhutan, Nepal, Northern India
Phoenix andamanensis	Andaman Island date palm	Myanmar
Phoenix atlantica	Cape Verde Island	Cape Verde Islands
Phoenix caespitosa	Date palm	Djibouti, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Yemen
Phoenix canariensis	Canary Island date palm	Australia, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Italy, Spain
Phoenix dactylifera L.	Date palm	Arabian Peninsula, Australia, California, China, El Salvador, Fiji, Iran, India, Mauritius, northern and western Africa, Pakistan, Spain
Phoenix loureiroi	Mountain date palm	China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Philippines
Phoenix paludosa	Mangrove date palm	Andaman, India, Indochina, Sumatra
Phoenix pusilla	Ceylon date palm	India, Sri Lanka
Phoenix reclinata	Senegal date palm	Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Comoros, Madagascar
Phoenix roebelenii	Pygmy date palm	China (Yunnan) to North Indo-China
Phoenix rupicola	Cliff date palm	Andaman Islands, Bhutan, India
Phoenix sylvestris	Indian date palm	Indian Subcontinent, Myanma, southern China
Phoenix theophrasti	Cretan date palm	Greek Islands, Turkey