theophrasti

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It is also possible to find one of two natural populations of the narrow endemic species Datça palm (Phoenix theophrasti).

Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
One of only two palms native toMediterranean Europe, Phoenix theophrasti, is found in a tiny part of Crete and on Turkey's Datca Peninsula, two areas of the Mediterranean Basin experiencing substantial tourism development.

Biological diversity in the Mediterranean Basin 2008
A number of trees are important flagships, including the cedars (such as the famous cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani, which has been exploited since the rise of civilization in the Fertile Crescent); the argan tree (Argania spinosa), a species in the Souss region of southwest Morocco; oriental sweet gum (Liquidambar orientalis); and Cretan date palm (Phoenix theophrasti) in Greece and western Turkey.

Biological diversity in the Mediterranean Basin 2008