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Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr

نخيل سكري

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000003
Common name: نخيل سكري
English name: Sugar Palm, Black sugar Palm, Solitary Sugar Palm
Arabic name: نخيل سكري
Native: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India and Malaysia
Country: Bangladesh Cambodia India Malaysia
(PGR): Rare

Stems solitary to 20 m tall, 40-60 cm in diameter leaf petioles 15 m, rachis to 5 m, pinnae to 150 per side of rachis inflorescences to 25m fruits globose to ovoid, 7 x6 cm , yellowish or orange

Ornamental Palm. Important source  of sugar derived from tapping the inflorescences.

Arenga saccharifera Labill Ex DC

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6 - 7

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