Phoenix sylvestris
Uses
India (Bombay Presidency): leaf buds and inner stems eaten; (Deccan): fruit eaten. India (Madras Presidency): leaf-bud, or ‘cabbage,’ and ripe fruit eaten; (Western Rajasthan): leaf-bud, inner part of stem eaten; ripe fruit eaten raw. Various preparations made from fruit pulp.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Roxb.; Thw.
- Vernaculars:
- Bombay Presidency (area unspecified): Kajuri Tamil: Ethum pannay. Telugu: Ita chettu. Western Rajasthan: Khajoor
- Misc:
- Soil types favored by plant: often found near the water source on sandy soils.