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Phoenix roebelenii

O'Brien (1889)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Phoenix

dwarf date palm, pygmy date palm

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 6: 475 (1889)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Phoenix roebelenii Hilo; Co-op nursery yard Cultivated or weedy in gardens. Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 1.5 m tall w/persistent leaf bases. Iltis, H.H. 72 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-18
2 Phoenix roebelenii Hilo; Co-op nursery yard Cultivated or weedy in gardens. Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 1.5 m tall w/persistent leaf bases. Iltis, H.H. 72 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-18
3 Phoenix roebelenii Hilo; Co-op nursery yard Cultivated or weedy in gardens. Preserved_Specimen Trunk ca. 1.5 m tall w/persistent leaf bases. Iltis, H.H. 72 Hawaii BISH 1967-06-18
4 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Female tree, 6'+ high; + female inflorescence. Flower creamy white; fruit blackish purple, none formed yet. [2 of this specimen by house; one male.] Female tree smaller but same age. Neal, M.C. 1243 Oahu BISH 1948-05-17
5 Phoenix roebelenii UH Campus Arboretum. Located SW of Krauss Hall and N of Dole St. Preserved_Specimen In flower. Flowers pale yellow, attracting many honeybees. Haltom, J. 31 Oahu BISH 2023-03-07
6 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Male tree, trunk 6'+ high w/infl. Neal, M.C. 1243 Oahu BISH 1948-05-17
7 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Male tree, trunk 6'+ high w/infl. Neal, M.C. 1243 Oahu BISH 1948-05-17
8 Phoenix roebelenii Koloa District: Lawai Kai, Allerton Gardens Preserved_Specimen Single stemmed, trunk to 5' with crown to 8'; fronds arching, glossy green above, duller below w/tan lenticels?; infl. branches pale green, immature frt dark green. Flynn, T.W. 5386 Kauai BISH 1993-06-22
9 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Female tree, 6'+ high; + female inflorescence. Flower creamy white; fruit blackish purple, none formed yet. [2 of this specimen by house; one male.] Female tree smaller but same age. Neal, M.C. 1243 Oahu BISH 1948-05-17
10 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Dioecious. Two trees about 4 ft. high. Male leaf coll. 2/42; male flws coll. 7/4/42. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-06-27
11 Phoenix roebelenii Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Dioecious. Two trees about 4 ft. high. Leaf from female tree coll. 8/2/42; female flws coll. 6/27/42. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-06-27
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