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Other Names: Zalacca, Snakefruit, Snakeskin Fruit
Related To:
[Arecaceae] Coconut, Buriti, Acai
Main Uses:
Fruit
Growth Rate:
Slow to moderate
Mature Height/Spread:
Small upright palm, with creeping trunk, much like saw palmetto, but more dramatic in appearance, especially with the noxious spines.
Flowering/Pollination:
Balinese types are monoecious, or self pollinating. Most other types are diecious, requiring two or more plants to reliably produce fruit.
Tolerance:
Will tolerate brief frosts once established, but should otherwise be considered a tropical species.
Soil/Nutrition:
Acidic, fertile, moist. Like most salacca, this is a wetland palm species that prefers constant moisture and humidity.
Light:
Part shade or dappled sunlight. This is an understory palm.
Wind:
Tender when young. Sturdier when older.
Temperature:
Older specimens can withstand brief frosts. This species should be considered tropical, and protected from freezes.
Dangers:
Rings of long, sharp spines along the trunk and ribs of leaves. Fruits cannot be harvested by hand.
Diseases Prone:
Bearing Age:
5 years from seed. Outside native latitudes it can take longer.
Fruit:
Snakeskin fruit has very reptilian scales, brown to tan in color. Inside is a crunchy flesh that has a unique flavor, much like pineapple.
History/Origin:
Native to indonesia.
Species Observations:
Give this species full shade when young. It is a slow grower in it's infancy, but growth rate increases with time. It despises being bare-rooted, but can be coaxed into recovery if handled carefully and protected from cold shock.
Propogation:
By division seed.
Container Culture:
Possible.
Medicinal Uses:
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