Characteristics
A solitary palm. It grows to 8-10 m tall. The crown-shaft is 60 cm long. It is slightly bulging at the base. It has a spreading crown of long fronds. The leaves are 2-2.6 m long. The leaflets are broad and notched at the tips. They have thickened edges. The leaflets are irregularly arranged along the stalk. The central ones are clustered and the ends ones are evenly spaced. The fruit are small and red.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0 - 9.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions. It grows in shady forests. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level. In Townsville palmetum.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The fruit are used as a substitute for betel nut.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds and suckers.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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