Senegal Date Palm (Phoenix reclinata)

Family: Arecaceae or Palmae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Palm, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Much relished by the local peoples, they can also be used to make a wine. The roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Much relished by the local peoples, they can also be used to make a wine.; The roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

Open forests, savannah woodland or low scrub thickets, usually in alluvial soils in positions such as near the banks of streams where there is permanent access to ground water, even if deep down. (Zone 9)