Arecaceae FAMILY

Salacca griffithii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Salacca griffithii is a spiny, clump forming, evergreen palm growing from short, subterranean stems; each stem is topped by a crown of 6 - 20 large leaves that can each be up to 7 metres long including the petiole[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is commonly used as a source of materials for thatching roofs.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Yunnan), Myanmar, northern Thailand

HabitatLowland rain forests or more often in disturbed areas; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].