Cretan Date Palm, Phoenix theophrasti

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Lasithi, Vai
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Cretan Date Palm

Plants

Photo of Cretan Date Palm, Phoenix theophrastii with fruits in Vai forest in Crete Greece. This is a palm native to the eastern Mediterranean, with its biggest distribution in the island of Crete, and smaller populations in Turkish coasts and a few Greek islands. It is a multi branched, palm, has prickly lower leaflets and its dates are not edible.