Phoenix canariensis

Palm-tree, to c. 20 m high, trunk single, erect, stout, to 1 m diam. or more. Leaves spreading, to c. 6 m long, 50 cm wide, broadest in the middle one-third, petiole very short; pinnae stiff, deeply channelled, to c. 40 cm long, 3 cm wide (when flattened), basal pinnae short, thick and extremely sharp-pointed. Panicle to c. 80 cm long or more; flowers yellowish; perianth segments obtuse, inner and outer whorls subequal, 4–5 mm long. Fruit ellipsoid, yellow to reddish, 1.5–2.3 cm long, fleshy layer rather thin.