Details for: PI 36818, Phoenix dactylifera L., 'Bentamoda No. 1'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Cultivar:
'Bentamoda No. 1'
Origin:
Donated – District of Columbia, United States
Received by NPGS:
17 Dec 1913
PI Assigned:
1913
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Restrictions
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/arizona_npb_summary_061124.pdf
  • USA – Arizona (See state regulation: Palm pests)
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/louisianas_laws_and_regulations_npb_website_april_2023_tp.pdf
  • USA – Louisiana (See state regulations: Lethal Yellowing Quarantine. )
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/nevada_state_regulations_npb_13december2023.pdf
  • USA – Nevada (See state regulation: Lethal yellowing of palm)
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/npb_ca_summary_2025_-_grkn_added.pdf
  • USA – California (See state regulation: Lethal yellowing of palm.)
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/texas_-plant_protection_regulations.pdf
  • USA – Texas (See state regulations: Lethal Bronzing of Palms, Lethal yellowing, red palm mite)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Cultivar:
'Bentamoda No. 1'
Origin:
Donated – District of Columbia, United States
Received by NPGS:
17 Dec 1913
PI Assigned:
1913
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Donated
17 December 1913.
District of Columbia, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Bentamoda No. 1'
Type: Cultivar name

BENTAMODA
Type: Unverified name

78-19
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
Classed by Brown and Bahgat as dry date but from Mason's description and its behavior in Coachella Valley appears only slightly drier than Deglet Noor. Resembles Deglet Noor in size and shape but less vigorous and equally susceptible to rain damage. Female plant.
Phoenix dactylifera L.
Genus:
Phoenix
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Phoeniceae
Nomen number:

28046
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1188. 1753
Verified:
10/14/1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdate  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishdate palm  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabicnakhl  2Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
Frenchdattier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchpalmier dattier  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanDattelpalme  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesetamareira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpalmera datilera  2Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. 1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
Swedishdadelpalm  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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