Pinanga dicksonii

Botanical Description

Pinanga dicksonii is a clump forming, evergreen palm producing a loose cluster of unbranched stems up to 8 metres tall and 12cm in diameter. Each stem is topped by a crown of leaves each around 150cm in diameter[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a masticatoy and a source of materials.