Phoenix sylvestris - Kharjura

Kharjura, Phoenix sylvestris

Kharjura, Wild date palm is a very tall, 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

Improves digestion strength, Improves strength and immunity, Rheumatoid arthritis, Anaemia, Cough

Parts Used

Fruit, Leaves, Root

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	eechalu, eechala mara
Hindi	khajoor, khajri
Malayalam	intappana, kharjjuram
Tamil	icham ,periaitcham
Telugu	etha chettu, peddaeeta
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kharjura, skandhappala, madhukshir, duraroha
English	Wild date palm

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Rasa

Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Oily)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Pitta, Vata

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
pinnate	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.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	Spadix	Pale yellow	3	fragrant, borne in spadices; male flowers white, female greenish.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
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	{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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External Links

• Phoenix sylvestris on the ferns.info