Phoenix paludosa
Mangrove date palm · also Sea dates, Hantal
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Phoenix paludosa, also known as the mangrove date palm or sea dates, is a species of palm indigenous to coastal regions of India and Southeast Asia. Growing in clusters up to 5 meters tall, it usually forms dense thickets in wet tropical climates. Its adaptability to coastal environments suggests tolerance to salt spray and saline conditions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 110.00%—6.7 in
- 40.00%—19 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Mature height
- 16.4 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.5 in, mean 17 in, 90th percentile 36 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Andaman Islands rain forests
- Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Nicobar Islands rain forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
Mangroves
- Myanmar Coast mangroves
Other Phoenix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
