Arenga (Sturtevant, 1919)
Arenga (Sturtevant, 1919) |
Arenga saccharifera
- Accepted name : Arenga pinnata
Arenga saccharifera Labill. Palmae. ARENG PALM. Tropical eastern Asia. This palm has been called the most useful of all palms. Griffith [1] says, the young albumen preserved in sugar forms one of the well-known preserves of the Straits. Brandis [2] says, the heart of the stem contains large quantities of sago, and the cut flower-stalks yield a sugary sap of which sugar and palm-wine are made. Graham [3] says, at Bombay this palm affords tolerably good sago and the sap, palm-wine and sugar. Seemann [4] says, the bud, or cabbage, is eaten. The sap, of which some three quarts a day are collected, furnishes toddy and from this toddy, jaggery sugar is prepared. The seed, freed from its noxious covering, is made into a sweetmeat by the Chinese. From the pith, a species of sago is prepared which, however, has a peculiar flavor.