Table 3.

List of Phoenix species based on the latest monograph of the genus [5]. Detailed information on their status, morphology, uses, and distribution may be found in a previous paper [5] and on Palmweb [47]. Additional references are indicated for species described after the publication of the monograph or when further information was recently reported.

Species	Current Status	Distribution
Phoenix acaulis	Recognized species	Southern Asia
Phoenix andamanensis	Recognized species	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Phoenix atlantica [48]	Recognized species but status warrant verification following a genomic study that failed to differentiate it from African date palms [33]	Cape Verde (see Figure 1)
Phoenix caespitosa	Recognized species	Southern Arabia and Horn of Africa (see Figure 1)
Phoenix canariensis	Recognized species	Canary Islands (see Figure 1)
Phoenix chevalierii [49]	Unrecognized species	Southern Spain
Phoenix dactylifera	Recognized species	Southern Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Northwestern India (see Figure 1) Recently introduced in many locations including California and China
Phoenix iberica [49]	Unrecognized species	Southern Spain
Phoenix loureiroi	Recognized species	Southern Asia
Phoenix paludosa	Recognized species	Southern Asia
Phoenix pusilla	Recognized species	Indian subcontinent
Phoenix reclinata	Recognized species	Sub-Saharan Africa (see Figure 1)
Phoenix roebelenii	Recognized species	Southeast Asia
Phoenix rupicola	Recognized species	Foothills of the Himalayas
Phoenix sylvestris	Recognized species	Indian subcontinent (see Figure 1)
Phoenix theophrasti	Recognized species	Crete and coastal Turkey (see Figure 1)