Canary palm (English spelling) Phoenix canariensis; Canary-palm

Japanese: カナリーヤシ（英語表記）Phoenix canariensis; Canary-palm

A tall tree of the palm family. Native to the Canary Islands, Spain. Its trunk is thick and can grow to more than 3m long, with dense, magnificent, pinnate leaves. It is widely cultivated in warm regions around the world for decorative purposes, and is also used as a roadside tree. It produces palm-like inflorescences, with separate female and male inflorescences on the same plant. In Japan, it is well known as a roadside tree in Miyazaki City and on the Nichinan Coast. Phoenix is the genus name that includes the Canary palm, and there are more than 20 species, including the date palm, found mainly in Western Asia and North Africa. However, in Japanese horticulture, the Canary palm is often simply referred to as Phoenix.

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Japanese:

ヤシ科の高木。スペイン領カナリア諸島原産。幹は太く，ひとかかえ以上にもなり，長さ 3mほどの壮大な羽状の葉を密につける。観賞用に世界の暖地で広く栽培され，街路樹にもされる。シュロに似た花序を出し，雌花序と雄花序は別であるが同株に生じる。日本でも宮崎市や日南海岸の街路樹はよく知られている。フェニックス Phoenixはこのカナリーヤシを含む属名で，ナツメヤシ (棗椰子)など西アジアから北アフリカを中心に 20種あまりがある。しかし日本の園芸界では単にフェニックスの名でカナリーヤシをさす場合が多い。

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