Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1188 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Miller, P. (1768), The Gardeners Dictionary Edn. 8: - [basionym]

basionym of: Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1682 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 573 [secondary reference]

common name: Date Palm [n/a]

Evans, O.D. & Johnson, L.A.S. (1962), Palmae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 21: 1 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 44 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 8 [secondary reference]

Kenneally, K.F., Edinger, D.C. & Willing, T. (1996), Broome and Beyond. Plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia: 201 [secondary reference]

common name: Date Palm [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phoenix excelsior Cav. nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised)

Dowe, J.L. & Jones, D.L. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Arecaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 182 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Palma dactylifera (L.) Mill. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phoenix excelsior Cav. nom. illeg. common name: Date Palm [n/a]

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