Characteristics
A branched palm. It can form clusters. It branches 3 or 4 times. It can grow 15 m tall. The leaf crowns are large and round. The leaves are deep green. The leaf blade is almost round and over 1 m long. It is divided into about 40 segments. The leaf stalk is about 1 m long. It is armed with black spines. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The female trees bear clusters of pear shaped brown fruit. They are about 7 cm across. They are deep orange-brown. These are edible. The seed is 3.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
dioecy
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
17.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| 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 suits the tropics and subtropics. It grows in open savannas at low altitudes in India. It can tolerate in colder drier places. It grows naturally in coastal sands. It can grow in arid places.
| 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 fibrous mesocarp is eaten. The unripe kernel is eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed. The seed are sown in sandy beds.
| 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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