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Khadrawy
In
Arabic
means
"green"
referring
to
the
greenish
cast
of
the
fruit
as
it
begins
to
soften
or
the
foliage
which
has
a
bright
green
midrib
and
leaf
base.
the
off
shoots
planted
in
the
U.S.
were
first
imported
in
1902
from
Basra,
Iran
by
Fairchild,
the
noted USDA
plant
explorer.
The
Khadrawy
palm
is
one
of
the
most
distinctive
varieties.
The
fruit
is
yellow
in
the
khalal
stage
and
ripens
early.
At
the
rutab
stage,
the
fruit
is
amber
or
near
antique
brown,
sometimes
with
a
greenish
cast.
The
size
is
33
to
40mm
by
20
to
25mm
with
a
seed
of
7.7
to
9.8mm.
At
the
Tamar
stage,
the
fruit
is
reddish
brown.
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