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
Cursing the fig tree Hindu tradition, as stated in such texts as the Bhagavad Gītā, the Kaṭhopaniṣad and the Ṛg Veda, the banyan tree, or Indian fig-tree, is a symbol for the human race. As stated in the commentary to the Bhagavad Gītā, there are current theories which are confirmed by the author that Jesus was educated in India. In the story of the fig tree, Jesus sees that the tree does not bear fruit for him and so he curses it. The Hindu interpretation of this story, as stated in the Bhagavad Gītā, is that Jesus was a criminal who was considered an