Phoenix loureiroi
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fe71f2c4c2239592853 |
| Scientific name | Phoenix loureiroi |
| Authority | Kunth |
| First published in | Enum. Pl. 3: 257 (1841) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Leaf lamina used as thatch for rural dwellings.
- Leaf rachises and segments used to make brooms and brushes in parts of South and Southeast Asia.
- Fruit reported as edible and locally processed (fresh consumption or jam-type preparations).
Wood and fiber:
- Leaf lamina provides durable thatch; natural resistance to moisture and weathering is emphasized.
- Split rachises yield durable, flexible fibers used for brooms and brushing; also for cordage and small handicrafts.
- Potential use of leaf fiber in coarse paper and pulps (based on leaf anatomy rather than widespread industrial deployment).
Properties relevant to use:
- High silica and lignification confer stiffness and weathering resistance to leaf lamina, suitable for outdoor roofing.
- Cellulose-rich bundles in the leaf lamina and rachis support fiber extraction; fibers are fine (approx. 50–200 μm) with high tensile strength for brush applications.
- Low gum content in mature lamina facilitates handling and splitting without sticky residues.
- Fruit flesh is starchy-fibrous with moderate sugar; mesocarp contains tannins that contribute to astringency and aid preservation in jam-type products.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Plants regenerate vegetatively via basal suckers; harvesting leaves typically removes lamina while sparing meristems, enabling continued growth.
- Rural harvesting and local craft production minimize transport impacts; practices are compatible with low-input agroforestry systems.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix hanceana | hort. ex Wendl. | Palmiers [Kerchove] 252. 1878 |
| Phoenix humilis var. hanceana | (Naudin) Becc. | Malesia 3: 392 1890 |
| Phoenix humilis var. loureiroi | (Kunth) Becc. | Malesia 3: 382. 1890 |
| Phoenix humilis | Royle ex Becc. | Malesia 3: 373 1890 |
| Phoenix pusilla | Lour. | Fl. Cochinch. : 614 (1790) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | loureiro's dwarf palm |
| English | loureiro's palm |
| English | mountain date palm |
| Arabic | نخلة لورياروية |
| Czech | datlovník loureirův |
| Tamil | சிறு ஈச்சம் |
| Telugu | చిట్టీత |
| Telugu | చిట్టి ఈత |
| Thai | เป้งดอย |
| Chinese | 刺葵 |
| Chinese | 台灣海棗 |
| Chinese | 台湾海枣 |
| Chinese | 臺灣海棗 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix loureiroi var. loureiroi | Unknown | |
| Phoenix loureiroi var. pedunculata | (Griff.) Govaerts | World Checkl. Palms : 171 (2005) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China Southeast
- Hainan
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Eastern Asia
- Taiwan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
- East Himalaya
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- West Himalaya
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Philippines
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000269784 |
| Tropicos | 100000696 |
| INPN | 706637 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:668930-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-152688 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 106408 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 446123 |
| IUCN Red List | 111460437 |
| IPNI | 668930-1 |
| iNaturalist | 365730 |
| GBIF | 5293119 |
| Freebase | /m/02wc3qc |
| EPPO | PHXLO |
| EOL | 1135086 |
| USDA GRIN | 103053 |
| Wikipedia | Phoenix_loureiroi |
| CMAUP | NPO1038 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives | |||||
| 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid | 3469 | Click to see | 154.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols / Long-chain fatty alcohols | |||||
| (E)-tetradec-5-en-1-ol | 6431325 | Click to see CCCCCCCCC=CCCCCO | 212.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 6-Tetradecen-1-ol, (E) | 6431327 | Click to see | 212.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids | |||||
| Taraxerol | 92097 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins | |||||
| Trachelosperogenin A1, >=95% (LC/MS-ELSD) | 21637743 | Click to see | 680.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (2R,3R,4R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,12S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-2,3,12-trihydroxy-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-8a-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicene-4-carboxylic acid | 101673896 | Click to see | 680.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (5R,8R,9S,10R,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-1,2,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one | 12309262 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C1CCC2(C1CCC3C2(CCC4C3(CCC(=O)C4(C)C)C)C)C)O)C | 442.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(3R,4R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-octamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-hexadecahydropicen-3-yl] acetate | 13688749 | Click to see | 470.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Friedelin | 91472 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Glutinol | 9932254 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C4CC=C5C(C4(CCC3(C2C1)C)C)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Glutinone | 10071029 | Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C4CC=C5C(C4(CCC3(C2C1)C)C)CCC(=O)C5(C)C)C)C)C | 424.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins | |||||
| (2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[(3R)-3-methyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | 162999520 | Click to see | 1211.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| 2-[5-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-[[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-[[6-methoxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-6-[3-methyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybutyl]-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-en-16-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol | 72775092 | Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)OC7C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)C)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)OC | 1211.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols / Cyclohexanols | |||||
| Quercitol | 441437 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O | 164.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| P-Coumaric Acid | 637542 | Click to see | 164.16 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Scopoletin | 5280460 | Click to see | 192.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Biflavonoids and polyflavonoids | |||||
| [(2R,3R,4R)-4-[(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-8-yl]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 13831071 | Click to see | 746.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, (2R,2'R,3R,3'R,4R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,3',4,4'-tetrahydro-5,5',7,7'-tetrahydroxy-2'-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)(4,8'-bi-2H-1-benzopyran)-3,3'-diyl ester | 11622083 | Click to see | 898.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Epicatechin-(4beta->8)-epigallocatechin 3'-gallate | 11513300 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)OC(=O)C7=CC(=C(C(=C7)O)O)O | 746.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Procyanidin B3 | 146798 | Click to see | 578.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Procyanidin B3 3,3'-digallate | 12795892 | Click to see | 882.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Prodelphinidin B3 | 13831068 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=CC(=C2C3C(C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C34)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C(=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6)O)O)O)O | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins | |||||
| Catechin | 9064 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Epicatechin | 72276 | Click to see | 290.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Catechin gallates | |||||
| (-)-Epicatechin gallate | 107905 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O | 442.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (+)-Catechin 3-Gallate | 5276454 | Click to see | 442.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Epigallocatechin Gallate | 65064 | Click to see | 458.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins | |||||
| Epigallocatechin | 72277 | Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O | 306.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Gallocatechin | 65084 | Click to see | 306.27 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides | |||||
| [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-diacetyloxy-6-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3-[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 10418008 | Click to see | 824.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3'',4''-Di-O-acetyl-2'',6''-di-O-p-coumaroylastragalin | 10328097 | Click to see | 824.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Kaempferol 3-(2'',6''-di-(E)-p-coumarylglucoside) | 10439991 | Click to see | 740.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl)chromen-4-one | 6426860 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| Isoorientin | 114776 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| Homo-orientin | 5382105 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| Orientin | 5281675 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.39.1455 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins | |||||
| 1-Epi-castalagin | 12302512 | Click to see | 934.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Castalagin | 12302513 | Click to see | 934.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In public collections | 0 |