Wild Date Plum (Phoenix sylvestris)

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: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit. Of a very inferior character. Sap - it can be concentrated into a syrup or fermented into alcohol. One of the main sources of sugar in Bengal. The sap is obtained from the unopened inflorescence. — Of a very inferior character.; Sap - it can be concentrated into a syrup or fermented into alcohol.; One of the main sources of sugar in Bengal.; The sap is obtained from the unopened inflorescence.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 9)