Palm family

81 catalogue species · Order Arecales

The palm family — iconic monocots of tropical and subtropical regions. Palms are unbranched or rarely branched trees with a crown of large pinnate or palmate leaves. They provide coconut, dates, palm oil, rattan, and thatch, making them among the most economically important plants.

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Field identification keys

Compare several features together. These are typical family patterns; individual species can vary. Observe without tasting or handling unfamiliar plants.

Stem cross-section: Round
Leaf arrangement: Alternate
Leaf type: Compound
Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic
Fruit: Drupe
Distinctive marker: Solitary growing point with no branching; leaves parallel-veined and fan-folded (plicate) before unfurling.

Familiar members: Nariyal · Taad · Salphi · Khajur · Supari

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Native status is regional. Range tags distinguish Kew WCVP dataset matches from individual reviews. Pet-filter records report no known toxicity to cats and dogs; some sources cover a genus or cultivar. Review the source context. Missing values are excluded, and no rating establishes suitability to eat or freedom from other hazards.

Arecaceae species, origin and reviewed pet status
Botanical name	Common & regional names	Origin & reviewed pet status
Cocos nucifera	Nariyal Coconut Palm नारियल (hi) · Nariyal, khopar, nariyal নারকেল (bn) தென்னை (ta) · Tennai +3 languages కొబ్బరి చెట్టు · కొబ్బరి కాయ (te) · kobbari chettu, kobbari kaya തെങ്ങ് (ml) · Thengu පොල් (si)	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: C. Malesia to SW. Pacific.
Borassus flabellifer	Taad Palmyra Palm / Thoddy Palm ताड़ · ताल · त्रृणराज · ताड़ (hi) · Taad, Tal, Trinaraaj दरिवल · टाड · ताडी (ne) · Dariwal, Taad, Taadee তাল · তাল ফল (bn) · Taala +6 languages தாலம் · பனைமரம் · ஆசியப் பனை (ta) · Talam తాటి చెట్టు · ఆసియా తాటి చెట్టు · బొరాసస్ ఫ్లాబెల్లిఫర్ (te) · Tatichettu ಓಲೆಗರಿ · ತಾಳೆಗರಿ · ಪನೆ (kn) · Olegari, Taalegari, Pane കരിമ്പന (ml) · Karimpana, Borassus flabellifer ताड (mr) · Taad තල් (si)	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Indo-China, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is..
Caryota urens	Salphi Fish-Tail Palm / Solitary Toddy Palm / Indian sago palm / Jaggery palm / Kittul सल्फी (hi) · Mari, salphi जगर (ne) · Jagar கொண்டல் பனை (ta) · Kontalpanai +6 languages ಬಗನೆ · ಬಗನಿ · ಬೈನೆ (kn) · Bagane, Bagani, Baine Anappana (ml) सुरमाड · भेरली माड (mr) · Surmad, Bherli Maad ସଳପ (or) চেৱা তামোল (as) කිතුල් (si) · Kitul	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Phoenix sylvestris	Khajur Wild Date Palm / Thoddy Palm / Date sugar palm / Indian date Palm खजूर · सेंधी (hi) · khajur, sendhi ताडी · खजुर (ne) · Kandela, Taadii, Khajur খর্জূর · খেজুর (bn) · kharjura, khejura +5 languages ஈந்துபனை · காட்டீஞ்சு · இசம் (ta) · inthupaanai, kattinchu, Icham ఈత · ఈత చెట్టు (te) · ita ಈಚಲು · ಖರ್ಜೂರ · ಫೀನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಸಿಲ್ವೆಸ್ಟ್ರಿಸ್ (kn) · ichalu, kharjura കാടിനൊത്ത · കാട്ടീന്തല്‍ · നീലന്തെണ്ട് (ml) · kaattiintha, kaattiinthal, Niilanthent खारीक · खर्जूर · खर्जूरी · शिंदी (mr) · kharik, kharjur, Kharjuri	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka.
Areca catechu	Supari Beetle nut Palm / Areca nut Palm / Areca palm / Pinang चामरपुष्प · गुवाक · गूआ (hi) · chamarpushpa, guvak, gua, supari সুপারি · সুপুরি (bn) · supari அடைக்காய் · சகுந்தம் · சாமரபுட்பம் (ta) · atai-k-kay, chakuntam, chamara-putpam +4 languages ఘోంట · ఖపురము · క్రముకము (te) · ghonta, khapuramu, kramukamu ಅಡಕೆ · ಅಡಿಕೆ (kn) · adake, adike കമുക് · കവുങ്ങ് (ml) · kamuk, kavung पोफळ पोफळी · पूग · पूगफल (mr) · pophal OR pophali, pug, pugaphal	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Philippines.
Dypsis lutescens	Kuhva-Te Palm Bamboo Palm / Golden Cane Palm / Yellow palm / Yellow Areca Palm Kuhva-te Palm (Mizo)	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Madagascar. Not known to be toxic: dogs, cats, horses ↗︎ Rating context ASPCA: non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses. This source covers pets; a separate human rating is not established here.
Calamus pseudotenuis	Ontibetta Slender Rattan Cane ಒಂಟಿಬೆತ್ತ · ಹಾಲುಬೆತ್ತ (kn) · ontibetta ചെറുചൂരല്‍ · ചെറുചൂരൽ (ml) · cerucuural, Calamus pseudotenuis	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Elaeis guineensis	Parangi Eechalu Oil Palm / African Oil palm / Jacquin ಪರಂಗಿಈಚಲು · ಎಣ್ಣೆತೆಂಗು · ಸೀಮೆತೆಂಗು (kn) · Parangi Eechalu, Ennetengu, Seemetengu	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. Africa.
Calamus thwaitesii var. thwaitesii	Handibetta Rattan Cane ಹಂಡಿಬೆತ್ತ (kn) · handibetta ആനച്ചൂരല്‍ · തടിയന്‍ ചൂരല്‍ · വലിയ ചൂരല്‍ (ml) · aanaccuural, thatiyan cuural, valiya cuural वेत (mr) · veta	Not yet reviewed
Calamus rotang	Common Rattan Rattan வஞ்சி மரம் (ta) పేము · కొండపేము (te) ನಾಗಬೆತ್ತ (kn) +2 languages ചൂരൽ (ml) · Calamus rotang ৰাইডাং বেত (as)	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India, Sri Lanka.
Arenga wightii	Betta Thengu Wight's Sago Palm / Wild Coconut ஆலம்பனை · காட்டுதேங்காய் (ta) · alampanai, kattuthengai ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತೆಂಗು · ಕಾಡು ಈಚಲು · ಕಾಡು ತೆಂಗು (kn) · betta thengu, kaadu eechalu, kaadu thengu അലട്ടിത്തേങ്ങ · കാരംപനൈ · കാട്ടുതേങ്ങ് (ml) · alattiltenna, karampanai, kattuthengu, Kattuteng +1 languages धूडसाल (mr) · dhudsal	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. & S. India.
Livistona chinensis	Chinese Fan-Palm Chinese fountain palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Japan to China (Guangdong).
Corypha umbraculifera	Bajar-Battu Talipot Palm बजरबट्टू (hi) · Bajar-battu தாளி · தாளிப்பனை (ta) · Tali, Tali-p-panai శ్రీతాళము (te) · Sritalamu +4 languages ಈಂದು · ಶ್ರೀತಾಳಿ ಮರ (kn) · Indu, Shritali Mara കുടപ്പന · താളി (ml) · Kudappana, Tali ताली (mr) · Tali Alpayushi (sa)	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Roystonea regia	Cuban Royal Palm Bottle palm / Royal palm റോയിസറ്റോണിയ റെജിയ · ക്യൂബൻ റോയൽ പാം · ഫ്ലോറിഡ റോയൽ പാം (ml)	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Florida, NC. & SE. Mexico to C. America, Caribbean.
Pinanga dicksonii	Kadadike Ivory crownshaft Palm / Wild Betel nut ಕಾಡಡಿಕೆ · ಜಂಡರಿಗೆ (kn) · Kadadike, Kangu, Jandarige കാട്ടുകമുക് (ml) · Mala-adakka, Kanakamuka, Kattupackumaram	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India.
Phoenix dactylifera	Khajur Date Palm खजूर · ख़जूर (hi) · khajur छोकडाको बोट (ne) খেজুর · খেজুর গাছ (bn) +5 languages பேரீச்சை (ta) ఖర్జూరం · ఖర్జూరాలు (te) ಖರ್ಜೂರದ ಹಣ್ಣು (kn) ഈന്തപ്പന · ഈന്ത · ഈതപ്പന (ml) खजुरी · खजूर · खजुर (mr)	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Arabian Pen. to S. Pakistan.
Arenga engleri	Formosa Palm Taiwan Sugar Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Nansei-shotō to Taiwan. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Nypa fruticans	Gulga Mangrove Palm गुलगा (hi) · Gulga ನೀರತೆಂಗು (kn) · Neerthengu গোলপাতা (bn) · golpatta	Native: Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. India to S. Nansei-shotō and Caroline Is..
Calamus viminalis	Osier-Like Rattan Palm Calamus viminalis (bn)	Native: Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. India to China (Yunnan) and Pen. Malaysia, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali).
Areca triandra	Triandra Palm	Native: Andaman Is., Assam, Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Arunachal Pradesh to W. & C. Malesia.
Licuala spinosa	Swamp Fan-Palm Mangrove Fan Palm	Native: Andaman Is., Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Bangladesh to Philippines.
Phoenix loureiroi	Jhar Khajur Spiny Date Palm झाड़ खजूर (hi) · Jhar khajur ꯊꯡꯇꯨꯞ ꯑꯅꯦꯝꯕꯥ (Manipuri) · Thangtoop anemba खजुर · थाकल (ne) · Khajur, Thaakal +3 languages Inji Malai Icham (ta) Konda ita (te) Kojiri (or)	Native: Assam, India, West Himalaya ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Philippines.
Rhapis excelsa	Lady Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: China (Guangdong) to NC. Vietnam.
Corypha utan	Gebang Palm	Native: Andaman Is., Assam, India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Assam to N. Australia.
Pritchardia pacifica	Fiji Fan-Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Tonga (Vava'u). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Calamus lakshmanae	Calamus lakshmanae മാൻചൂരൽ (ml) · Calamus lakshmanae	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Licuala grandis	Raffled Fan-Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Santa Cruz Is. to Vanuatu. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Bismarckia nobilis	Bismarck Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. & W. Madagascar. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Ptychosperma elegans	Solitaire Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. & E. Queensland. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Ptychosperma macarthurii	Mac Arthur Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Ptychosperma propinquum. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. New Guinea (incl. Kep. Aru, Kep. Salawati) to N. Australia.
Adonidia merrillii	Manila Palm Christmas Palm മനില പാം (ml)	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Borneo (Sabah) to Philippines (Palawan, Danjugan). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Actinorhytis calapparia	Calappa Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Papuasia. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Cyrtostachys renda	Red Sealing-Wax Palm Lipstick palm / Red palm / Sealing wax palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Chamaedorea seifrizii	Bamboo Palm Reed Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. Mexico to Honduras. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Archontophoenix alexandrae f. v	Alexander Palm আলেকজান্ডার পাম (bn)	Not yet reviewed
Dictyosperma album	Hurricane Palm Princess Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mascarenes. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Aiphanes horrida	Coyure Palm Ruffle Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trinidad to S. Trop. America. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Caryota mitis	Clustered Fish-Tail Palm ഉലട്ടി (ml)	Native: Andaman Is., Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. China to Indo-China and Malesia.
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens	Kuhva-Te Palm Areca Palm Kuhva-te Palm (Mizo)	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Madagascar.
Wodyetia bifurcata	Fox Tail Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. Queensland (Melville Range). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Phoenix roebelenii	Pygmy Date Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: China (Yunnan) to N. Indo-China. Not known to be toxic: dogs, cats, horses ↗︎ Rating context ASPCA: non-toxic to dogs, cats and horses (page names it Phoenix robellinii, 'Pygmy Date Palm, Robellini Palm'). children left null.
Calamus vattayila	Calamus vattayila വട്ടയിലയൻ · ഒട്ടാമൻ (ml) · Calamus vattayila	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Rhopaloblaste augusta	Nicobar Majestic Palm	Native: Nicobar Is. ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Nicobar Is..
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis	Botala Pam Bottle Palm बोतल पाम · बॉटल पाम (hi) · botala pam	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mauritius. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Latania loddigesii	Blue Latan Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mauritius. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Syagrus schizophylla	Arikury Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Brazil (Pernambuco to N. Espírito Santo). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Carpentaria acuminata	Carpentaria Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. Northern Territory. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Dypsis decaryi	Triangle Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Chrysalidocarpus decaryi. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. Madagascar.
Hyophorbe verschaffeltii	Spindle Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Rodrigues. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Latania lontaroides	Red Latan Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Réunion. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Syagrus romanzoffiana	Queen Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Brazil to NE. Argentina. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Thrinax parviflora	Jamaican Thatch Palm Mountain Thatch Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Jamaica. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Areca macrocalyx	Highland Betel-Nut Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Maluku to Papuasia. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Arenga caudata	See Siam Hooker's Fishtail Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: China (Guangxi) to Indo-China and Malaya. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Attalea cohune	Cohuene Palm American Oil Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Mexico to Honduras, Colombia (Magdalena Valley). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Chamaedorea metallica	Metallic Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Livistona rotundifolia	Round-Leaf Fan-Palm Table Palm / Foot Stool Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Saribus rotundifolius. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Borneo (Banggi Is.) to New Guinea (Raja Ampat Is.).
Trachycarpus fortunei	Chusan Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SC. China to N. Myanmar.
Phoenix reclinata	Sanegal Date Palm जंगली खजूर (mr)	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trop. & S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, SW. Arabian Pen.. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Saribus rotundifolius	Footstool Palm	Introduced: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Borneo (Banggi Is.) to New Guinea (Raja Ampat Is.).
Calamus thwaitesii var. canaranus	Veta ಹಂಡಿಬೆತ್ತ (kn) · handibetta ആനച്ചൂരല്‍ · തടിയന്‍ ചൂരല്‍ · വലിയ ചൂരല്‍ (ml) · aanaccuural, thatiyan cuural, valiya cuural वेत (mr) · veta	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus thwaitesii. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India, Sri Lanka.
Salacca zalacca	Salak சலக் (ta) സലാക്കാ സലാക്കാ (ml) · Salacca zalacca	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Sumatera to SW. Jawa. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Chamaedorea elegans	Parlour Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mexico to Honduras. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India. Not known to be toxic: cats, dogs ↗︎ Rating context Source wording: Listed non-toxic to cats and dogs.
Bactris major	Prickly Palm Kawmaka	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Trinidad, Mexico to S. Trop. America. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Dypsis leptocheilos	Teddy Bear Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. & NW. Madagascar. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Heterospathe elata	Sagisa Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Philippines to Caroline Is. (Palau) and NW. New Guinea (Kep. Gag). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Normanbya normanbyi	Black Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. Queensland. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Phoenicophorium borsigianum	Stevensonia Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Seychelles. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Washingtonia filifera	California Fan Palm	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. California to SW. & C. Arizona and Mexico (Baja California, W. Sonora). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
Calamus guruba	Calamus guruba	Native: Assam, India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. India to Myanmar.
Phoenix robusta	Phoenix robusta	Native: Assam, India, West Himalaya ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Phoenix loureiroi var. pedunculata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent.
Calamus metzianus	Calamus metzianus	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India, Sri Lanka, S. Myanmar.
Calamus karnatakensis	Calamus karnatakensis	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus pseudotenuis subsp. karnatakensis. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. & S. India.
Calamus lacciferus	Calamus lacciferus	Not yet reviewed
Calamus travancoricus	Calamus travancoricus	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus rheedei. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Calamus dransfieldii	Calamus dransfieldii	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus gamblei. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Calamus nagbettai	Calamus nagbettai	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India (Kerala, Karnataka).
Calamus prasinus	Calamus prasinus	Native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus gamblei. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.
Daemonorops kurziana	Daemonorops kurziana	Native: Andaman Is., Assam ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Calamus melanochaetes. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Himalaya to Taiwan and Philippines (Palawan), New Guinea (Kep. Aru).
Calamus stoloniferus	Calamus stoloniferus	Not yet reviewed
Ptychosperma caryotoides	Ptychosperma caryotoides	Not listed native: India ↗︎ Kew dataset Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Papua New Guinea. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.

Key pattern

Unbranched trunk ringed with old leaf scars, topped by a single crown of large pinnately or palmately divided fronds; small three-parted flowers cluster densely on a branched inflorescence that emerges from a woody sheathing spathe.

The trunk has no secondary (ring) growth at all, so a wound never heals or thickens outward — the whole plant grows only from one bud at the crown, which is why cutting the crown kills the palm.

Identify the species

Which Arecaceae species is this?

Answer what you can see and narrow it down to a single Arecaceae species.

How to recognise the Arecaceae family

01
Trunk with leaf scar rings
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Large pinnate or palmate fronds
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Drupes, berries, or nuts as fruit

Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Arecaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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Typical leaf characters

ArrangementAlternate
TypeCompound
MarginEntire
VenationParallel

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Flower symmetryActinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
InflorescencePanicle
FruitDrupe

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Families that can look similar

Moraceae

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Lauraceae

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Anacardiaceae

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Cannabaceae

Compare against Cannabaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.

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