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Phoenix sylvestris - Kharjura

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[[File:Ichalu with fruits.jpg|thumb|right|''Kharjura'', ''Phoenix sylvestris'']]
'''Kharjura''', Wild is wild date palm is a very tall, . It is fast-growing, unbranched, single-stemmed palm with recurving, plumose, glaucous fronds, growing 4 - 15 metres tall. Typically, the plant has a swollen base, and retains the leaf bases on the trunk. The plant is sometimes of considerable local economic importance, particularly as a source of sugar 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Improves digestion strength}}, {{Uses|Improves strength and immunity}}, {{Uses|Rheumatoid arthritis}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Cough}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=eechaluEechalu, eechala Eechala mara|ml=intappanaIntappana, kharjjuramKharjjuram|sa=kharjuraKharjura, skandhappala, madhukshir, durarohaSkandhappala|ta=icham Icham ,periaitchamPeriaitcham|te=etha Etha chettu, peddaeetaPeddaeeta|hi=khajoorKhajoor, khajriKhajri|en=Wild date palm}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnatePinnate|Clustered at the top|Leaves 3-4.5 m long, greyish-green, with a few short(to 10 cm) spines at the base; pinnules numerous, linear, 15-45 cm long and 2-2.5 cm wide, ending in short points.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Spadix|Pale yellow|3|fragrantFragrant, borne in spadices; male flowers white, female greenish.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|2.5-3.2 cm long||Fruiting spadix about 90 cm long, bearing oblong-ellipsoid berries, 2.5-3.2 cm long, orange-yellow when ripe.|Seed approximately 1.7 cm long, deeply grooved with rounded ends}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
 Seed - probably best sown as soon as it is ripe in containers, otherwise sow the seed as soon as you obtain it. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 months. <ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==

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