Dioecious trees. Leaves pinnate; leaflets numerous, the lower ones often modified to sharp spines. Worldwide: 17 species in tropical and warm parts of Africa, including 1 in Europe. Zimbabwe: 6 cultivated taxa. |
No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species |
| Species | Content |
| canariensis Chabaud | |
| dactylifera L. | Image |
| pusilla Gaertn. | |
| reclinata Jacq. | Description, Image |
| roebelenii O'Brien | |
| sylvestris (L.) Roxb. |