Native to Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia; introduced into 51 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania
35.199167, 24.077778
Location Remarks
Phenix trail, W of Loutro
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Spain, Andalusia (Jardin Botanico de Cordoba)
Location Remarks
Avenida de Linneo s/n, Córdoba.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Ghana
Location Remarks
Accra-Dodowa Rd
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Phoenix
Specific Epithet
dactylifera
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#234,152 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
10%