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It is found in Crete and SW Turkey (Datca penincula), in small sandy moist valleys or rocky areas in close proximity to the sea. It is known by the common name Phinikas or Vagi, and its largest known population is located in Palm Beach Vai, East Crete. It was identified as a new species in 1967 by the Swiss botanist Werner Greuter. He gave this palm tree that name in honour of the father of Botany, Theophrastus (372-287 b.c.), who first mentioned the existence of Phoenix in Crete, in his work entitled The natural history of the plants. It is a dioecious tree, meaning that there are distinct trees carrying only female or male flowers. It reaches up to 10 m in height, produces suckers and it has one to several main trunks. It flowers from April until May and in October the fruits mature. The close relatives of the Phoenix theophrasti are the Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)which differs by its edible fruits and the Phoenix canariensis, which is cultivated extensively as ornamental in Crete. It differs by its single, taller, non-suckering and more robust stem. This habitat is included in Annex I of the Habitats Directive and is considered as a priority for conservation. The species Phoenix theophrasti, is protected by the Greek Presidential Decree 67/81 and the Bern Convention, and is included in the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive. In 1973, the population of Vai was declared an "Aesthetic Forest Preserve" (P.D. 121/73, FEK 170/A΄/73) and is now protected by the national legislation. In the framework of the CRETAPLANT project, the Micro-reserve of the plant has been set up in an area of 2.2 hectares in the area of Chrisoskalitissa, south west Crete.
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This type of habitat is composed, particularly in Crete, of palm trees of the species called Phoenix Theophrasti. This species of palm tree is a rare endemic to the Aegean region.
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