Microphoenix
(from micros, small, and Phoenix; in allusion to the habit of the plants, and their affinity to Phoenix). ORD. Palmae. The two following hybrids are the only plants that have been described under this name. They will probably thrive under the treatment recommended for Phoenix (which see, on pp. 103-4, Vol. III.).
M. decipiens (deceptive). According to Carriere, this name was given by Naudin to a hybrid, obtained by a horticulturist at Hyeres, between the common Date Palm (Phoenix dactilifera) and the dwarf Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis). M. Sahuti (Sahut's). fr. reddish-brown, about 3/4in. long, ellipsoid, with rounded angles. 1885. A garden hybrid between M. decipiens and Trachycarpus excelsus having the habit and foliage of the former, and the violet-tinted petioles and fruits of the latter. Hardy. (R. H. 1885, p. 513, f. 91.)