Date palm

Date palms were trees that grew in Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh and Enkidu were attacked in a grove of date palms outside Kish, but were rescued by the arrival of the Seventh Doctor and Ace. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)

Date palms also grew in the kingdom of Babylon. Gurgurum saw the abundance of date palms as a sign of Babylon's wealth. (PROSE: The Beast of Babylon)