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Pygmy Date Palm
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This miniature palm grows in the rocky forests of Southeast Asia. Its trunk is covered in sharp, woody spines that can grow up to eight centimeters long.

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 roebelenii