 Other distinctions between "P. atlantica" and "P. dactylifera" include acuminate petals in the male flowers according to Chevalier in 1935, Greuter in 1967, and Brochmann et al.in 1997.The fruit is an oval, pink drupe 2 cm long and 1 cm diameter and containing a single large seed, the fruit pulp is edible but scarce.