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Phoenix sylvestris ♂
FEE-niks -- from the Greek name for a date palm
sil-VESS-triss -- from Latin
silva (wood), of the woods, growing wild
commonly known as: date-sugar palm, Indian wild date, Indian winepalm, silver date palm, sugar date palm, sugar palm, wild date •
Assamese: খাজুৰি khaajuri •
Bengali: খর্জূর kharjura, খেজুর khejura •
Gujarati: ખજૂરી khajuri •
Hindi: खजूर khajur, सेंधी sendhi •
Kannada: ಈಚಲು ichalu, ಖರ್ಜೂರ kharjura •
Konkani: खाज्जूर khajjur •
Malayalam: കാടിനൊത്ത kaattiintha, കാട്ടീന്തല് kaattiinthal, നീലന്തെണ്ട് niilanthent •
Manipuri: থাঙতুপ thangtup •
Marathi: खारीक kharik, खर्जूर kharjur, खर्जूरी kharjuri, शिंद shinda, शिंदी shindi •
Nepalese: kandela, taadii •
Oriya: khorjurri •
Punjabi: khajur •
Sanskrit: खर्जूरः kharjurh, खर्जूरी kharjuri, नेपाली nepali •
Tamil: ஈந்துபனை inthupaanai, காட்டீஞ்சு kattinchu •
Telugu: ఈత ita •
Urdu: کهجور khajur
Native to: India, Nepal; cultivated elsewhere
References:
Flowers of India •
NPGS / GRIN •
eFlora •
M.M.P.N.D. •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
DDSA
