Salacca glabrescens Griff.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Salacca

Characteristics

A palm that grows in clumps. Plants have an underground trunk. The stems can be creeping and above ground. They are 1 m long. The leaves are large and spiny. They are 5 m long. The leaflets are shallowly curved. They are arranged in groups of 2 or 3 along the stalk. There are small spines along the edges. The flowering stalk has a few hairs. The fruit are pear shaped. They are 5 cm long by 4 cm wide. They narrow in a beak. The fruit are edible.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Environment

It is tropical. It grows on forested slopes. It grows between 320 and 850 m altitude.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Salacca glabrescens world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000300092
COL ID 78ZSC
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Synonyms

Salacca glabrescens