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Salacca wallichiana
Also called Sala
Rakum palm is a clumping, spiny-stemmed palm from wet tropical Southeast Asia, grown for its edible fruit. It needs warmth, humidity and consistently moist soil.
Salacca wallichiana is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. The specific epithet (wallichiana) honors Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. It is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Sumatra. It is valued for its edible fruit which is consumed across its native range.
Salacca affinis · Salacca flabellata · Salacca ramosiana · Salak · Salacca
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
