✿Arecaceae · Pinanga
Kadadike / Ivory Crownshaft Palm
Pinanga dicksonii
Also known as Wild Betel Nut
Palm (Cluster)outdoor
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- November-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pinanga dicksonii
- Genus
- Pinanga
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kadadike itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡಡಿಕೆ Kadadike, Kangu, ಜಂಡರಿಗೆ Jandarige
- Malayalam
- Mala-adakka, Kanakamuka, Kattupackumaram, കാട്ടുകമുക്
About Kadadike
A member of the Arecaceae family, Ivory crownshaft Palm (Pinanga dicksonii) is a clustering palm. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to April.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Kadadike belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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