Characteristics
A small palm. It has a short thick trunk. The trunk is 6-7 cm across. The fronds have leaflets along the stalk. They have a thick leathery base which sheaths the trunk. The leaflets are slightly curved and 40 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are dark green above and with a bluish green bloom underneath. They have long pointed tips. The fruiting stalks are branched. The fruit are oblong and 16 mm long by 9 mm wide. Flowers and fruit can be on the palm at the same time.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.06 - 0.07
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| Mature height (meter) |
2.0
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| Root system |
-
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| 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 |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
An understorey plant in lowland rain forest
| 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 nut is sometimes used as a betel substitute.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
nuts
seeds
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| 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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