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
Palm Trees in the Snow who introduces them to Daniela. The film was shot in the Canary Islands, Huesca and Colombia. Palm Trees in the Snow Palm Trees in the Snow () is a 2015 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name, "Palmeras en la nieve", by Luz Gabás. Kilian is a young man from the mountains of Huesca who, in 1954, returns to the island of Fernando Pó (present Bioko), where he was born. He joins his father Antón and his brother Jacobo. They are one of many of families of