Details for: RSD 1995004, Phoenix dactylifera L., (Medjool X Barhi BC4) X Medjool BC4

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Top Name:

(Medjool X Barhi BC4) X Medjool BC4

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

Apr 1995

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Plant	1 count		RSD 1995004 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 regulations: Lethal Bronzing of Palms, Lethal yellowing, red palm mite)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Top Name:

(Medjool X Barhi BC4) X Medjool BC4

Origin:

Developed – California, United States

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Riverside

Received by NPGS:

Apr 1995

Improvement Status:

Breeding material

Form Received:

Seed

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

March 1994.
California, United States
Comment: Date approximate. Oasis Date Gardens, Thermal, or Laflin Ranch, Mecca, Riverside County. Controlled pollination made by Ben Laflin.
Developer(s):

Laflin, Ben, Oasis Date Gardens

Donated

April 1995.
United States
Comment: Excess seeds given to Repository and planted for observation.
Donor(s):

Laflin, Ben, Oasis Date Gardens

Accession Names and Identifiers

(Medjool X Barhi BC4) X Medjool BC4

Type: Developer identifier

Laflin, Ben Oasis Date Gardens

RSD 1995004

Type: Site identifier

Narrative

Phoenix dactylifera L.

Genus:

Phoenix

Family:

Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)

Subfamily:

Coryphoideae

Tribe:

Phoeniceae

Nomen number:

28046

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1188. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359209

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/14/1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	date	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English	date palm	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Arabic	nakhl	2	Norton, J. et al. 2009. Illustrated checklist of the flora of Qatar.
French	dattier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	palmier dattier	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Dattelpalme	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	tamareira	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	palmera datilera	2	Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. 1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
Swedish	dadelpalm	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

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