Date palm Date palm Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date or date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from the Fertile Crescent region straddling between Egypt and Mesopotamia. The species is widely cultivated across Northern Africa, The Middle East, The Horn of Africa and South Asia, and is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. "P. dactylifera" is the type species of genus "Phoenix", which contains 12–19 species of wild date palms, and is the major
Superb fruit dove a resident bird; in more marginal or seasonal habitats such as those in Australia, flocks are known to move about according to the availability of food (Frith "et al." 1976). The superb fruit dove feeds primarily upon fruits and berries. In the Port Moresby area, the bulk of its diet was found to consist of figs, notably "Ficus albipila" and "Ficus benjamina", "Canarium australianum" drupes, and "Archontophoenix", "Calamus" and "Livistona" palm fruit. Also frequently eaten were the fruits of various cinnamon trees, "Litsea", "Neolitsea" and "Cryptocarya". Less important food were fruits of Ylang-ylang ("Cananga odorata"), "Syzygium", and "Vitex cofassus". They