
Arecaceae FAMILY
Pinanga scortechinii
Pinanga scortechinii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pinanga scortechinii can be a solitary or, more commonly, clump-forming, evergreen palm with an erect, unbranched stem around 4 metres tall, the stem is topped by a crown of leaves The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of a masticatory and various materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia
HabitatRainforests at medium elevations.