Salacca affinis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Salacca affinis Griffith
- Family: Palmae
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: linsum (Sumatra)
- Malaysia: salak hutan (Peninsular).
Distribution
Indonesia (Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore.
Uses
The fruits are edible, sweet.
Observations
Dioecious, clustering, armed palm, 5-6 m tall with short stem and pinnate leaves up to 4 m long. Fruit drupe-like, cylindrical, but conical at apex, about 7.5 cm long, dark brown, with flat scales, deeply grooved. Scattered in forests at wet places or in swamps.
Selected sources
10, 26, 72.