Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Phoenix | Species: Phoenix acaulis Roxb.( खजूरी ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Phoenix acaulis var. melanocarpa Griff. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Khajuri | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Dwarf Date Palm , Stemless Date Palm | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khajuri | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 350 to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit obovoid, 12 - 18 x 8 mm, ripening from green with scarlet apices to blue-black, with mesocarp scarcely fleshy and stigmatic remains prominently pointed (1 - 2 mm long). |
| Habitat | It grows in scrubland , savannas and in pine forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Northern India, Bhutan and Nepal | Bark Details | Trunk remains underground or, at most, grow to a few inches in height. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Acaulous palm; stem bulbous, to 10 cm high, densely covered with persistent leaf base stumps. Leaves 0.6 - 1.8 m long; leaflets arranged in sub-opposite groups of 4s - 5s in more than one plane or orientation. Inflorescences held at ground level. Staminate inflorescences not extending beyond prophyll. Fruit obovoid, 12 - 18 x 8 mm, ripening from green with scarlet apices to blue-black, with mesocarp scarcely fleshy and stigmatic remains prominently pointed (1 - 2 mm long). | Leaf Details | Leaves are 1.5 m long, gray-green, with 25 cm, pinnately arranged leaflets on short, armed petioles. |
