Salacca zalacca
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643feb8c1f204781149402 |
| Scientific name | Salacca zalacca |
| Authority | (Gaertn.) Voss |
| First published in | Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 , 1: 1152 (1895) |
Description Top
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Salak, also known as Salacca zalacca, is a species of palm tree native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is widely cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop and has reportedly naturalized in several other Indonesian islands. The fruit of the salak tree, also known as snakeskin fruit due to its reddish-brown scaly skin, is edible and has a sweet and acidic taste. It is typically peeled by pinching the tip and pulling away the skin to reveal three lobes, which resemble large peeled garlic cloves. Salak has been cultivated in Indonesia for centuries and there are over 30 different varieties, with two popular ones being salak pondoh and salak Bali. Salak pondoh is known for its intense aroma and sweet flavor, while salak Bali has a range of tastes from sweet to sour. Salak is also used to make wine with a similar alcohol content to traditional grape wine.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Salacca blumeana | Mart. | Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 202 (1838) |
| Salacca edulis | Reinw. | Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 3 (1825) |
| Salacca edulis var. amboinensis | Becc. | Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 12(2): 74 (1918) |
| Salacca zalacca var. amboinensis | (Becc.) Mogea | Principes 26: 71 (1982) |
| Calamus salakka | Willd. ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 252 (1840) |
| Calamus zalacca | Gaertn. | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 267 (1791) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | snake-skinned fruit |
| English | snake palm |
| English | bali salak palm |
| English | salak palm |
| English | snake fruit |
| English | snake-fruited palm |
| Arabic | سالاكة مألوفة |
| ban | salak |
| bjn | salak |
| Czech | salak |
| Czech | salaka jedlá |
| German | salak-palmen |
| German | schlangenfrucht |
| German | schlangenhautfrucht |
| German | salakpalme |
| dtp | bogung |
| Persian | سالاک |
| Finnish | salaki |
| French | salak |
| Indonesian | tanaman salak |
| Indonesian | salak |
| Indonesian | salak nglumut |
| Japanese | サラカヤシ |
| Japanese | サラッカ |
| Japanese | サラク |
| jv | salak |
| Korean | 살라크 |
| koi | Салак |
| kv | Салак |
| lbe | Салак |
| Lithuanian | valgomoji salakpalmė |
| mad | salak |
| Malayalam | സലാക്കാ സലാക്കാ |
| mrj | Салак |
| Malay | pokok salak |
| Malay | salak |
| Dutch | slangenfruit |
| Dutch | slangenvrucht |
| Dutch | slangevrucht |
| Dutch | slangfruit |
| Dutch | snake fruit |
| Dutch | slangefruit |
| Dutch | snakefruit |
| Dutch | salak |
| Polish | oszpilna jadalna |
| Polish | salak jadalny |
| Polish | salak |
| Romanian | salak |
| Russian | Змеиный фрукт |
| Russian | Салак |
| Slovak | salaka |
| su | salak |
| Swedish | salak |
| Swedish | sallak |
| Thai | สละ |
| Turkish | salak (bitki) |
| udm | Салак |
| Vietnamese | salak |
| Chinese | 蛇皮果 |
| Chinese | 栽培蛇皮果 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Indo-China
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000300111 |
| Tropicos | 50319212 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670335-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-181818 |
| PFAF | Salacca zalacca |
| Open Tree Of Life | 18258 |
| Observations.org | 409145 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 145711 |
| IPNI | 670335-1 |
| iNaturalist | 348724 |
| GBIF | 2731764 |
| Freebase | /m/02f8fp |
| EOL | 1131455 |
| Elurikkus | 292286 |
| USDA GRIN | 401079 |
| Wikipedia | Salak |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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