#447 most planted
Phoenix roebelenii
Pygmy date palm · also Dwarf date palm, Miniature date palm, Robellini palm
PalmEvergreen
2,122
trees mapped
0.02%
of all named trees
5
cities
3.8 in
median trunk (10 cm, 1,068 measured)
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Phoenix roebelenii is a small, multi-trunked palm, often grown as an ornamental. It is known for its ability to remove common household air toxins like formaldehyde and benzene.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 9920.61%—3.6 in
- 7980.05%——
- 1710.05%—4.3 in
- 1540.03%35 yr7.5 in
- 70.01%—5.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 5–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 6–10 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Fertile
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 4.4 in, 90th percentile 7.5 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
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Other Phoenix in the catalogue
8 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
