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  2. Date palm - Wikipedia

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    Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa , the Middle East , the Horn of Africa , Australia , South Asia , and California . [ 3 ]

  3. Gafsa oases - Wikipedia

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    An oasis is an intensive human-mediated agroforestry system located in an arid or semi-arid climate, usually located in close proximity to an underground aquifer. [citation needed] The Oases of the Maghreb specifically have been described as “islands of lush greenery that flourish amidst the harsh and restrictive conditions of a desert ecosystem.” [1] Date palm oases in the southern part ...

  4. Date cultivation in Dar al-Manasir - Wikipedia

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    A well chosen offshoot will not only guarantee a female fruit bearing palm tree but also inherit the same qualities of its mother plant. [5] The date trees in the region of the Fourth Cataract attain an age of up to 150 years and consist most often of multiple shoots from a single clump called Bu'rah or Hufrah (بؤرة or حفرة). [6]

  5. Judean date palm - Wikipedia

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    The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.

  6. Phoenix (plant) - Wikipedia

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    While P. dactylifera is grown for its edible dates, the Canary Island date palm (P. canariensis) and pygmy date palm (P. roebelenii) are widely grown as ornamental plants, but their dates are used as food for livestock and poultry. The Canary Island date palm differs from the date palm in having a stouter trunk, more leaves to the crown, more ...

  7. Phoenix reclinata - Wikipedia

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    Phoenix reclinata (reclinata - Latin, reclining), the wild date palm or Senegal date palm, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. It is introduced in Florida, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago, the Leeward Islands, Tunisia and Vietnam. [2]

  8. Balanites aegyptiaca - Wikipedia

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    This tree is native to much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. [4] There are many common names for this plant. [5] In English, the fruit has been called desert date, and the tree soap berry tree or bush, Thorn tree, Egyptian myrobalan, Egyptian balsam or Zachum oil tree; [6] in Arabic it is known as lalob, hidjihi, inteishit, and heglig ...

  9. Deglet Nour - Wikipedia

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    Palm tree in an oasis in Kebili, Tunisia Deglet Nour dates Deglet Nour , also spelled Deglet Noor , [ a ] is a cultivar of the date palm that originated in the oasis of Tolga in Algeria . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Commonly referred to as the "queen of all dates", [ 3 ] the authentic Algerian [ 4 ] Deglet Nour date has a soft touch, a translucent light color ...