Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii

English Common Name: Pygmy Date Palm, Dwarf Date Palm

Chinese Name / 中文名: 软叶刺葵 (Ruǎn yè cì kuí), 日本葵 (Rìběn kuí), 美丽针葵 (Měilì zhēn kuí)

Local Name: Kurma Rubelin (Malaysia)

Family Name: Arecaceae (Palm Family)‎

Scientific Name: Phoenix roebelenii

Synonym: No synonym

‎Classification: ‎Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)‎ > ‎Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division)‎ > Arecales‎ > ‎Arecaceae (Palm Family)‎ > ‎Phoenix

Origin: Laos, Thailand and Burma

Growth Habit: Tree

Characteristic: A small to medium sized, slow-growing slender palm growing to 2–3 metres tall.

Care Requirements: Prefers partial to full sun and moderate watering.

Images Location: Penang, Malaysia