Salak

Salak
Salak fruit (Salah pondoh cultivar)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Salacca
Species:	S. zalacca
Binomial name
Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss
Synonyms
Calamus zalacca Gaertn. Salacca edulis Reinw. Salacca rumphii Wall. Salacca blumeana Mart. Calamus salakka Willd. ex Steud. Salacca edulis var. amboinensis Becc. Salacca zalacca var. amboinensis (Becc.) Mogea

Salak fruit, showing the spikes

Salak fruit is grown in southeast Asia. It has a spiky look and has a leathery rap and a nut shaped inside. You can eat it with a little sugar or salt or even make it into a helpful eye cream.

Other websites

• https://migrationology.com/snake-fruit-salak/