Phoenix sylvestris The single-seeded fruit ripens to a purple-red colour. Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored Phoenix sylvestris Phoenix sylvestris ("sylvestris" - Latin, of the forest) also known as silver date palm, Indian date, sugar date palm or wild date palm, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh. It is also reportedly naturalized in Mauritius, the Chagos Archipelago, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands. Growing in plains and scrubland up to 1300 m above sea level, the fruit from this palm species is used
Texas phoenix palm decline Texas phoenix palm decline Texas Phoenix palm decline is a plant disease caused by a phytoplasma, "Candidatus" Phytoplasma palmae. It takes its name from the state it was first identified in and the palm species, "Phoenix", upon which it was first identified. It is currently found in parts of Florida and Texas. The TPPD strain is classified as group 16SrIV, subgroup D (16SrIV-D) and LY:16SrIV-A. Several palms susceptible to the phytoplasma have been documented, including: "Phoenix canariensis", "Phoenix dactylifera", "Phoenix sylvestris", "Phoenix reclinata", "Sabal palmetto", and "Syagrus romanzoffiana". Prior to 2006, lethal yellowing was the only other strain of phytoplasma