Phoenix sylvestris
Phoenix sylvestris is an unbranched, erect, tall dioecious, evergreen tree.
Botanical Name
Phoenix sylvestris
Common Name
Date-sugar palm, India date palm, India winepalm, Wild date-palm, Toddy palm, Sugar date palm, Silver date palm
Synonyms
Elate sylvestris L., Elate versicolor Salisb.
Collection Locale
Throughout India
Plant Average Height
10 - 15 (20) mt
Phoenix sylvestris is an unbranched, erect, tall dioecious, evergreen tree.The leaves are 3 m long, gently recurved, on 1 m petioles with acanthophylls near the base. The leaf crown grows to 10 m wide and 7.5 to 10 m tall containing up to 100 leaves. The inflorescence grows to 1 metre with white, unisexual flowers forming to a large, pendent infructescence. The single-seeded fruit ripens to a purple-red colour.The leaves may be used for making mats, bags etc. The tree is tapped to make a toddy or palm wine.
