Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Chamaerops | Species:
Chamaerops humilis Linn.
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Phoenix humilis Royle | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Khajoor | Flower Type | Spadix |
| English / Trade Name | Hill Date Palm, Dwarf Date Palm, Miniature date, Loureiro's Date Palm, Mountain date palm | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khajoor | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | up to 900 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits 1.2-1.4 cm long, oblong, with thin pericarp, red-black when ripe. |
| Habitat | Dry miscellaneous forests, rocky slopes. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Submontane to montane Himalaya, Garhwal to Arunachal Pradesh, S. India; Myanmar, China. | Bark Details | Grey trunk ringed with leaf scars |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, erect palms; stem to 5 m tall, densely covered with persistent leaf sheaths and apically spreading crown of leaves. Leaves 1-2 m long; leaflets opposite, folded, linear-lanceolate, 15-30 x 1-1.5 cm, tip apiculate, faintly nerved. Male flowers 3-4 mm long, creamy-white, in paniculate racemes, surrounded by spathes. Female flowers yellow-green, on long peduncled spadix. Fruits 1.2-1.4 cm long, oblong, with thin pericarp, red-black when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves 1-2 m long; leaflets opposite, folded, linear-lanceolate, 15-30 x 1-1.5 cm, tip apiculate, faintly nerved. |
