date palm

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Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm) is a species of shrub in the family palms. They are native to North America. Individuals can grow to 30 m.

• URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
• Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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• URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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EOL has data for 28 attributes, including:

• fruit color
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000147
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    brown
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000952
  • Definition: A color consisting of dark orange, red, of very low intensity.
  • Attribution: <[database%5Fcross%5Freference: Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown]>
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• fruit length
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001366
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    4 cm
• fruit width
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0015921
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    2 cm
• geographic distribution includes
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
  • Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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    India
  • URI: http://www.geonames.org/1269750
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• leaf length
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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    5 m
• leaf sheddability
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
  • Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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    evergreen
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001733
  • Definition: Evergreen (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to retain foliage.
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• native range includes
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
  • Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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    North America
  • URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149
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• optimal growth pH
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
  • Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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    8
• optimal growth temperature
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
  • Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
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    45 degrees celsius
• stem diameter
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000875
  • Definition: linear distance through the cross section of the stem or trunk, passing through the center
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    60 cm
• trophic guild
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
  • Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild\_(ecology)
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    photoautotroph
  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
  • Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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• used for
  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
  • Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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    food
  • URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2095
  • Definition: any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of date palm from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility GBIF provides free and open access to biodiversity data. View this species on GBIF

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