''Salacca'' is a genus of about 20 species of palms native to Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalayas. They are

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

(with the exception of Salak Bali) and pollinated by

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. T ...

beetles. They are very short-stemmed palms, with

leaves A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...

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 fruit 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 ''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 - 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 ''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 ...

'' 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 ''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 le ...

'' A.J.Hend. - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand *''

Salacca lophospatha ''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. & Mogea - Sabah - apparently extinct *'' Salacca magnifica'' Mogea - Sabah *'' Salacca minuta'' Mogea - Malaysia *'' Salacca multiflora'' Mogea - Malaysia *'' Salacca ramosiana'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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