Pinanga modesta
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Lampigi
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Description
A slender and very small palm. The stems are 1 to 3 cm across. The leaves are short with very few (4 or 5) unequal 3- to 7-ribbed segments on each side of the axis of the leaf. The flower arrangement is a flower spike along a central axis with 3 or 4 branches only. The fruit are exactly in two rows and narrowly oval with a conical point. They are 15 to 16 mm by 6 or 7 mm. The seed has a tail at the base.
Edible Uses
The bud is cooked and eaten, and the palm heart is harvested as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The bud is cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. They occur in primary forest at low and medium altitudes up to1200 m in the Philippines. They are reported from Mindanao.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia,
References (2)
- Monsalud, M.R., Tongacan, A.L., Lopez, F.R., & Lagrimas, M.Q., 1966, Edible Wild Plants in Philippine Forests. Philippine Journal of Science. p 521
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
