Species
- Phoenix acaulis – Dwarf Date Palm
- Phoenix andamanensis
- Phoenix atlantica, or Cape Verde palm, endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, erroneously characterized as a feral P. dactylifera.
- Phoenix caespitosa
- Phoenix canariensis – Canary Island Date Palm.
- Phoenix dactylifera – Date Palm.
- Phoenix loureiroi (syn. P. humilis)
- Phoenix paludosa – Mangrove Date Palm.
- Phoenix pusilla – Ceylon Date Palm.
- Phoenix reclinata – Senegal Date Palm.
- Phoenix roebelenii – Pygmy Date Palm.
- Phoenix rupicola – Cliff Date Palm.
- Phoenix sylvestris – Indian Date Palm.
- Phoenix theophrasti – Cretan Date Palm
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