Phoenix theophrasti

Phoenix theophrasti, Vai, Crete

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Phoeniceae
Genus: Phoenix
Species: Phoenix theophrasti

Name

Phoenix theophrasti Greuter, Bauhinia 3: 243 (1967).

• Typus: [Greece], Creta, prov. Sitía, probe Vái, in plano arenoso vel argilloso juxta mare lucum formans, 2.10.1966, Greuter 7650 (Holotypus: PAL-Gr, isotypi: B, E, G, GB, ATH, UPA (hb. Phitos), hb. Zaffran (at Orthodox Academy of Crete), K, LD, M, W).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Asia-Temperate Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. 1967. Beiträge zur Flora der Südägäis 8–9. Bauhinia 3(2): 243–254. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Phoenix theophrasti in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec 19. Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th. & Strid, A. (eds.) 2018. Flora of Greece Web. Vascular Plants of Greece. An Annotated Checklist. 2nd version of May 2018, continuously updated. Phoenix theophrasti Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec 19.Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phoenix theophrasti in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

català: Palmera de Creta
Deutsch: Kretische Dattelpalme
Ελληνικά: Κρητικός φοίνικας
English: Cretan Date Palm
suomi: Kreetantaateli
magyar: Krétai datolyapálma
Nederlands: Kretenzische dadelpalm
русский: Финиковая пальма Теофраста
svenska: Kretensk dadelpalm
Türkçe: Datça hurması

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