Salak (English spelling)

Japanese: サラッカ(英語表記)salak
Salak (English spelling)
A Malaysian palm fruit tree that usually grows in swampy areas and has no aboveground stem. The leaves are basal, pinnately lobed, large, 4-7 m long. The pinnae are linear lanceolate, 40-70 cm long, and whitish on the underside. The petiole and mid-axis have thorns up to 2.5 cm long. The spadix is ​​dioecious, axillary, and the male spadix is ​​40-50 cm long and bears red flowers. The female spadix is ​​about 2.5 cm long and bears yellow-green flowers. The fruit is globose or ovoid, often angular, about 5 cm long, brown on the outer surface, and covered with many triangular scales with fine hairs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
マレーシア地域に生ずるヤシ科の果樹で,通常,湿地に生え,地上茎はない。葉は根生し,羽状全裂,大型で長さ4~7m。羽片は線状披針形で,長さ40~70cm,裏面は帯白色。葉柄と中軸には長さ2.5cmに達するとげがある。肉穂花序は雌雄異株,腋生(えきせい),雄の肉穂花序は長さ40~50cmで赤色の花をつける。雌の肉穂花序は長さ約2.5cmで黄緑色の花をつける。果実は球形または卵形で,しばしば角ばるものがあり,長さ約5cm,外面は褐色で,微毛刺を有する三角形の多くの鱗片でおおわれている。

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