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What is the difference between the Canary Island date palm and the pygmy date palm?

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Tree form differences: the Canary Island date palm can reach 15 m tall, with a cylindrical trunk; the pygmy date palm has clustered stems, 1 to 3 m tall. Leaf differences: the Canary Island date palm has short, yellowish-brown leaf stalks and pinnate compound leaves; the pygmy date palm has linear pinnae, dark green. Flower differences: the Canary Island date palm has a spicate inflorescence, yellowish-brown; the pygmy date palm's inflorescence is 20 cm long, with needle-shaped petals.

I. Tree form differences

The Canary Island date palm can reach 15 m tall, with a thick, cylindrical trunk.

The pygmy date palm has clustered stems, about 1 to 3 m tall, with stems around 10 cm in diameter, bearing persistent triangular leaf stalk bases.

II. Leaf differences

The Canary Island date palm has short leaf stalks with thick bases, yellowish-brown, and pinnate compound leaves 5 to 6 m long, arching and curved.

The pygmy date palm's leaves are 1 to 1.5 m long, with linear pinnae, the pinnae rather soft, 20 to 30 cm long, dark green on both sides, arranged in two rows.

III. Flower differences

The Canary Island date palm has a spicate inflorescence, with small, yellowish-brown flowers, 3 petals, spherical female flowers, and a cup-shaped calyx.

The pygmy date palm bears an inflorescence that can reach 20 cm long, with flowers having 3 needle-shaped petals about 9 mm long, tapering to a pointed tip.

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