Pinanga urdanetansis
Becc.
Sakolon
Arecaceae Edible: Cabbage, Palm heart
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A small palm with stems 2 to 3 cm across. The leaf sheaths are sprinkled with dark purple scales. The leaf segments are rather numerous and equal distance of 8 to 9 cm apart on each side of the stalk. The tips are tapering and very slightly curved. Immature fruit are spindle shaped. The spike of flowers along a central axis has 14 or 15 branches arranged in a spiral.
Edible Uses
The palm bud is cooked and eaten. The palm heart (cabbage) is also edible.
Traditional Uses
The bud is cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. They occur from Angusan and Bukidnon in the Philippines on forested slopes at an elevation of 1400 m.
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 525
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
