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Theophrastus' Date Palm

Phoenix theophrasti

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Greece.January 4, February 0, March 8, April 30, May 9, June 9, July 9, August 6, September 8, October 9, November 11, December 2.
Greece105
Crete104
Turkey8
Antalya5
Muğla3
Egean1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Orderpalms, bullanocks, and allies · Arecales
Familypalms · Arecaceae
Genusdate palms · Phoenix

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Theophrastus' Date Palm with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.