Salacca acehensis

Mogea & Zumaidar

ArecaceaeFruit
Salacca acehensis
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Salacca acehensis
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Salacca acehensis
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded up to 1,200 m above sea level.

Asia, Indonesia*, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A short palm in the family Arecaceae with leaves 2.5 m long, found in tropical regions up to 1,200 m elevation.

Names & Synonyms

Salak

References (1)
  • Suwardi, A. B., et al, 2020, Ethnobotany and conservation of indigenous edible fruit plants in South Aceh, Indonesia. Biodiversitas Vol. 21, No. 5, pp 1850-1860

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