Salacca dransfieldiana
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Habitat and Distribution
Salacca dransfieldiana is
Description
A small, clustering palm, with simple notched leaves. It is dioecious, but female plants are unknown, so it is thought that all the existing plants are vegetative offspring of male plants. Editing by edric.
Culture
Warm, sheltered and moist. Can tolerate temperatures down to 3°C., but will sustain significant damage. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
This is an extremely rare palm which very little is known. Indigenous to Borneo. It is perhaps best described as resembling a very dwarf version of Salacca magnifica. The most interesting feature or fact concerning this palm is that it is dioecious, meaning for seeds a male and a female plant are necessary. There are no female plants known to exist, so, as in the case of ours, all the existing plants are vegetated offspring of a single parent.
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Kiu, Meratus Mountains, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Kiu, Meratus Mountains, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Tropical Queensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
Semagoh National Park, Sarawak. Photo by Phillip Arrowsmith.
In cultivation, SE Queensland. Photo by Clayton York, 'Utopia Palms & Cycads'
Semenggoh Nature Reserve, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Forestry Palmetum. Salacca dransfieldiana & John Dransfield. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona.
Palm Beach, FL. Steve Stern's palm. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
Borneo (specifically in Meratus Mountains in Kalimantan Selatan). 2007/02/08 Semonggoh Nature Reserve, Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by AdamCT Hsu
Imagetext: Cultivated Palms of the World By Dr. Don Ellison, Dr. Anthony Ellison.
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
