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Phoenix canariensis

Flowering Plants

Phoenix canariensis, the Canary Island date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands off the coast of northwestern Africa. It is closely related to Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm, and serves as a natural symbol of the Canary Islands alongside the canary, Serinus canaria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G2 Imperiled 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Phoenix canariensis 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Arecaceae, Taxa
Source Phoenix canariensis (Wikidata)
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Algeria

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Argentina

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Australia

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Cyprus

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France

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Greece

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India

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Italy

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Malta

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Marshall Islands

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Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Norway

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Peru

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Portugal

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South Africa

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Spain

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Taiwan

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Sources
1. Phoenix canariensis (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Phoenix canariensis, the Canary Island date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Northwestern Africa.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Plants For A Future: Phoenix canariensis plant record
Plants For A FutureEdible Uses
Quote, Edible Uses
Inflorescence buds are tapped for the sweet sap which is eaten as syrup or palm honey.
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4. Phoenix canariensis (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27657 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Arecaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Phoenix canariensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G2"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arecales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12429
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12429
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Arecales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phoenix
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13686
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 13686
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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