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Arenga pinnata, Arenga saccharifera, Sugar Palm, Black Sugar Palm, Gomuti Palm
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 Arenga pinnata, Arenga saccharifera
Family: Arecaceae / Palmae
Sugar Palm, Black Sugar Palm, Gomuti Palm
Origin: Malaysian islands
big treefull sunmoderate waterpalm or palm-like

Commonly seen in Southeast Asia, where a crude kind of sugar is made from the sap. Fast and strong growing, the new leaves are strongly wedge-shaped, leathery and attractive. Requires a rich soil, plenty of water, and feed during periods of growth. See picture.


  


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