Palms   Salacca affinis

Synonymy: S. dubia Common Names: Unknown Distribution: Malaya, Borneo, and Sumatra Habitat: Rainforest Description: An acaulescant clumping palm with long, erect leaves up to 2.5m tall, and very spiny petioles. The leaflets are born in clusters along the rhachis. General: Produces an edible fruit which is sweet, tho slightly tart, and has a brown, scaly skin. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist.

Figure 1. S. affinis in habitat, Borneo.

Figure 2. Note the long leaves, and clumped leaflets.

Figure 3. S. affinis

Contributed by:	Mike Gray (Figure 1&2)
	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 3)

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