Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Africa and Arabia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Uncommon

About

This palm grows across tropical Africa and islands, favoring rocky slopes. Its trunk leans at sharp angles to reach sunlight in dense forest clearings.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Phoenix

Species

Phoenix reclinata