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Salak (snake fruit) is a dioecious lepidocaryoid palm belongi ng to
the Arecaceae family and is indigenous throughout the Indo-Malaysian
region. It is an almost stemless, non-climbing, spiny, tillering
plant cultivated for its fruits. The fruits are consumed fresh,
candied or canned when fully ripe. In this stage the flesh is firm
and sweet. Unripe fruits are usually sour and astringent and used
for pickles. The palm thrives principally in shade and moist soil
under humid conditions and is, therefore, a suitable intercrop,
especially for small-scale farmers.
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