Eugeissona tristis
Griff.
Bertram palm
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Description
A clumping palm. It only has a very small trunk. It often forms dense thickets. It is spiny and has feather-like leaves. It forms large dense clumps. The leaves can be 8 m high. Individual leaves are held stiffly erect. The leaf stalks are spiny. The dead leaves are often mixed in the clump. The leaflets are regularly spaced and 1 m long. They grow in an almost flat plane. The flower stalk may rise 3 m in height. The flowers are brownish. The fruit are 10 cm long by 5 cm wide. The young fruit are edible.
Edible Uses
The immature fruit are eaten. Young shoots are also consumed. A small amount of sago or starch can be extracted from the trunk.
Traditional Uses
The immature fruit are edible. The shoots are eaten. There is a little sago or starch on the trunk.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the tropical lowlands in Malaysia and up to 800 m altitude. It can grow in a sunny or shady position.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,
Other Uses
The leaves are used for thatching. The leaves are fibrous. The midribs are made into matting and used to make the inner and outer walls of houses. The roots are used for flooring.
Notes
There are 6 Eugeissona species.
Also Known As
Bertam, Beltap, Beltakn, Chak cham, Chak khao, Chembag, Chinbeg, Pedoh, Pedar, Lams, Sue-dae
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