Salacca wallichiana (Edible-Fruited Rakum Palm)

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Common Names in Anish:

Salak, Slangeskindsfrugt

Common Names in English:

Edible-Fruited Rakum Palm, Edible-Fruited Salak Palm, Rakum Palm

Common Names in French:

Rakam

Common Names in Malay:

Rekam

Common Names in Thai:

Rakam (Ragahm), Sala

Size: 12-15' tall.

Culture: Space 12-15' apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 6.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10b, 11. (map)

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Arecidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Arecanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Arecales () - Bromhead, 1840
        Family: Palmae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Calamoideae ()
        Tribe: Calameae ()
        Subtribe: Salaccinae ()
        Genus: Salacca () - Reinwardt, 1826
        Specific epithet: wallichiana - Mart.
        Botanical name: - Salacca wallichiana Mart.