Salacca sumatrana Becc.

A clustered palm. It is short. The leaves are 6 m long and have leaflets along the stalk. There are long thin spines on the leaf stalks and sheaths. The leaflets are narrow and regularly arranged. The flowering shoots are among the leaves. The fruit is top shaped and covered with reddish brown scales. The pulp is creamy white and sweet.

It is a tropical plant. It grows in humid lowland rainforests up to 350 m above sea level.

Plants can be grown from seeds and suckers.