海棗

植物簡介

It is a palm that reaches up to 15 - 25 m (rarely 30 m) tall, and can have a solitary or clustering growth habit. The fronds are pinnately compound, dark green, and up to 3 - 5 m long. The leaflet can be 20 - 40 cm long and closely spaced along the rachis. Long, sharp spines are present at the bases of the fronds, which are formed from modified leaflets. The inflorescence is a panicle. The species is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers are found on separate plants. The fruit is highly variable in shape and size, measuring 4-7 cm long × 2-3 cm wide, and ripening into a range of colours from yellow and green to orange, red, purplish-brown, and black. The flesh is sweet, thick and fleshy or dry and thin. Seed variable in size and shape but generally elongate, up to 20 - 30 cm long × 5 - 8 mm wide, with tips rounded or pointed.