Salacca zalacca
Also known as Salak palm, Snake-fruited palm, Snake-skinned fruit, Bali salak palm, Snake fruit, Snake palm
Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop or snack, and popularly grown in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, Sulawesi and Papua.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
Native toJawa, Sumatera
Die Salakpalme (Salacca zalacca) kommt von den indonesischen Inseln Sumatra und Java, wo sie in Dickichten auf nassen, sumpfigen Böden wächst. Wegen ihrer essbaren Früchte wird sie in zahlreichen weiteren Ländern kultiviert. Sie ist sehr kälteempfindlich und gedeiht nur in den Tropen.
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Fruit
- Cultivation
- Salak pondoh
- Salak Bali
- Salak gula pasir
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop or snack, and popularly grown in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, Sulawesi and Papua.
== Description == Salak is a very short-stemmed palm, with leaves up to long; each leaf has a 2-metre long petiole with spines up to long, and numerous leaflets.