Pinanga sclerophylla

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Cabbage, Palm heart

The unopened leaf bud is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, and palm heart is consumed as food.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. They are found in forests in Mindoro in the Philippines at altitudes about 1500 m. It suits tropical and subtropical locations. It needs a shady position.

Asia, Australia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Micronesia, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen

How to Identify

A small and slender palm. It grows about 4 m tall. The leaves are about 1 m long and made up of leaflets along the stalk. The leaves have about 70 segments. These are evenly spread out, thick and rigid. They are 1-ribbed and narrow. The veins are prominent giving the leaflets the appearance of lines along them. The tip of the leaflets can be toothed. The flower is a spike arranged around a central axis. It has several branches arranged in a spiral. The fruit is broad and oval 13 mm by 8-9 mm. The fruit has a prominent beak.

References (3)

Jones, D.L., 2000, Palms of Australia 3rd edition. Reed/New Holland. p 205
Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 514
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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