Phoenix Dactylifera, Commonly Known As Date Or Date Palm,[2] Is A Flowering Plant Species In The Palm Family, Arecaceae, Cultivated For Its Edible Sweet Fruit. Although Its Exact Place Of Origin Is Uncertain Because Of Long Cultivation, It Probably Originated From The Fertile Crescent Region Straddling Between Egypt And Mesopotamia.[3] 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.by Janesh Jayaprakash

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africa although arecaceae asia commonly crescent cultivated cultivation dactylifera date east edible egypt exact family fertile flowering fruit horn known long many mesopotamia3 middle naturalized northern origin originated palm palm2 phoenix place plant probably region regions south species straddling subtropical sweet tropical uncertain widely worldwide