Salacca zalacca
Salak, Salak Palm
Other regional names: Snakefruit
- Snakefruit
Also known as: Calamus salakka Willd. ex Steud. +9 more
- Calamus salakka Willd. ex Steud.
- Calamus zalacca Gaertn.
- Salacca blumeana Mart.
- Salacca edulis Reinw.
- Salacca edulis var. amboinensis Becc.
- Salacca edulis Wall.
- Salacca rumphii Wall.
- Salacca zalacca var. amboinensis (Becc.) Mogea
- Salakka edulis Reinw. ex Blume
- Zalacca edulis Wall.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Found natively in Tropical Asia, Salacca zalacca (commonly known as Salak or Salak Palm) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Arecaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Jawa, Sumatera
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Sulawesi, Vietnam