Sylvester Date Palm, Silver Date Palm, Wild Date Palm – Phoenix Sylvestris

Crown Has very dense crown consists about 100 pinnate leaves. No crown shaft.
Trunk Slender. Has swollen base, trunk are cover with persistent old leaf base.
Foliage Blue-green. Pinnate leaves, Armed with leaflets spines(modified leaflet).
Fruit Yellow to orange. Oblong fruit (about 2cm long) containing a single large seed with thin layer of edible flesh.
Ethnobotanical Uses Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits
Others: The fruits are edible and it taste sweet. The fresh sap from the cut flower buds is fermented into toddy (alcoholic drink) or boiled to make palm jaggery (whole cane sugar).
Light Preference Full Sun
Water Preference Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate Moderate