| Scientific Name: | Phoenix roebelenii |
| Common Name: | Pygmy date palm |
| Family Name: | Arecaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Indoor foliage plant |
| Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 2 - 3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Vase |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Indoor plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Spiraled, Leathery, Pubescent, Odd-pinnate, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Panicle, Yellow |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Black |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Stems fibrous, leaves spiralled, 60-120cm long when grown indoors, pinnately compound, leaflets 15-25cm long x 5-15mm wide, undersides may be scaly. | |