''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to

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and the eastern

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. They are

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(with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leaves up to 6–8 m long. The leaves have a spiny petiole; in most species they are pinnate with numerous leaflets, but some species, notably ''S. magnifica'', have undivided leaves. The

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grow in clusters at the base of the plants, and are edible in many species, with a reddish-brown scaly skin covering a white pulp and one to two large inedible seeds. The Salak (''S. zalacca'') or snake fruit is the species most widely grown for its fruit; the firm white pulp has a slight acidic taste. The skin of the snakefruit has a unique texture not unlike that of a snake's skin, rough to the touch in one direction but smooth in the other.

Species

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Salacca acehensis ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leave ...

'' Chikmawati. - Aceh *''

Salacca affinis ''Salacca affinis'', also known as red salak, red snakefruit salak, red snakefruit, buah ridan salak, buah ridan, linsum, salak hutan, buah manau, kelubi, buah rotan, and ridan, is a flowering shrub in the family Arecaceae. The specific epithet ( ...

'' Griff. - Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia *''

Salacca bakeriana ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leave ...

'' J.Dransf. - Sarawak *''

Salacca clemensiana ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with lea ...

'' Becc. - Borneo, Philippines *''

Salacca dolicholepis ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leave ...

'' Burret - Sabah *'' Salacca dransfieldiana'' Mogea - Kalimantan *''

Salacca flabellata ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with lea ...

'' Furtado - Malaysia *'' Salacca glabrescens'' Griff. - Malaysia, Thailand *''

Salacca graciliflora ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with leave ...

'' Mogea - Malaysia *'' Salacca griffithii'' A.J.Hend. - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand *'' Salacca lophospatha'' J.Dransf. & Mogea - Sabah - apparently extinct *'' Salacca magnifica'' Mogea - Sabah *'' Salacca minuta'' Mogea - Malaysia *'' Salacca multiflora'' Mogea - Malaysia *''

Salacca ramosiana ''Salacca ramosiana'' is a species of palm in the genus '' Salacca''. It is native to the Philippines and to the Island of Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest i ...

'' Mogea - Sabah, Philippines *'' Salacca rupicola'' J.Dransf. - Sarawak *'' Salacca sarawakensis'' Mogea - Sarawak *'' Salacca secunda'' Griff. - Assam, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar *'' Salacca stolonifera'' Hodel - Thailand *''

Salacca sumatrana ''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of Arecaceae, palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are dioecious (with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by Curculionidae beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, ...

'' Becc. - Sumatra *'' Salacca vermicularis'' Becc. - Borneo *''

Salacca wallichiana ''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 ...

'' Mart. - Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sumatra *'' Salacca zalacca'' (Gaertn.) Voss - Java, Sumatra; naturalized in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Malaysia, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi

References

Arecaceae genera Dioecious plants {{Palm-stub