Details for: RSD 1990002, Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb., 'Indian wild date palm'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
Cultivar:
'Indian wild date palm'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Plant1 countRSD 1990002 CVARS PL
 
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 regulation: Lethal Bronzing of Palms, Lethal yellowing)
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
Cultivar:
'Indian wild date palm'
Origin:
Developed – California, United States
Received by NPGS:
Sep 1990
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
1990.
California, United States
Comment: Pollination made at USDA-ARS Irrigated Desert Research Station, Brawley, Imperial County (date germplasm block).
Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Indian wild date palm'
Type: Cultivar name

Phoenix sylvestris
Type: Site identifier

RSD 1990002
Type: Site identifier

Narrative
Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
Genus:
Phoenix
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Coryphoideae
Tribe:
Phoeniceae
Nomen number:

28059
Place of publication:

Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:787. 1832
Verified:
10/14/1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Elate sylvestris L.

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdate sugar palm  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
EnglishIndian date  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishsilver date palm  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Englishwild date palm  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanSilber-Dattelpalme  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
GermanWalddattelpalme  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguesetamareira-brava  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishindisk dadelpalm  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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Pedigree
Description:
RSD1978003PL003 X RSD1978004PL004 (= 78-3-3 X 78-4-4); controlled pollination of P sylvestris at USDA-IDRS, Brawley, Calfiornia, made by C Corbett under direction of JB Carpenter. Controlled pollination made in order to propagate P sylvestris for move to CVARS (since no offshoots produced by P sylvestris). See RSD 1978003 and RSD 1978004 for more information on parent trees.