Arenga pinnata
(Sugar palm)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Arenga pinnata |
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Common name |
Sugar palm |
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Fruit colour; life form |
Black; palm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
A solitary pinnate palm, the trunk is clothed with the persistent fibre from the black leaf sheaths and their bases. The fruit, to 7 cm long, is dull green to black when ripe.
