Vai palm forest is named for Phoenix theophrasti, one of 14 species of the genus Phoenix, etymologically another … See more

Northeastern Crete is characterized geologically by a coastal range of hills followed inland by a relatively flat plain, followed further inland by a higher range. The coastal hills alternate with coastal valleys tha… See more

In 1950 excavators from the French School at Athens, who were there to excavate Itanus looking for Minoan remains, did not find any within the walls of Itanus, but did find some to the south, on a hill in what was at the time … See more

Toplou Monastery has a long tradition of proactivity in business and politics. They slowly built up land ownership on the cape and did not hesitate to start businesses on it to provide themselves with an operating budget. Th… See more

• Boydak, M. (2019). "A new subspecies of Phoenix theophrasti Greuter (Phoenix theophrasti Greuter subsp. golkoyana Boydak) from Turkey" (PDF). Forestist. 69 (2): 133–144. doi:
• Driessen, Jan; Knappett, Carl (2014). … See more

• Palmpedia, Phoenix theophrasti. A fuller encyclopedic treatment with dozens of half-page photographs showing details and habitats.
• inaturalist photo collection of Theophrastus' Date Palm… See more