View source for Salacca multiflora

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|habit=Clustering (soboliferous)
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==Habitat and Distribution==
Malaya. Tropical rainforest on the Malay Peninsula. [[File:Salacca_multiflora_specimen.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.]]
==Description==
A small to medium sized, clustering, spiny, acaulescent palm with long, thin, entire leaves that are deeply notched at the end; dark green above, white-silvery underneath. Editing by edric.
==Culture==
Warm, sheltered and moist. Requires at least warm sub-tropical conditions. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
==Comments and Curiosities==
 

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File:Salacca_multiflora.jpg|Qeensland, Australia. Photo by Michael Pascall.
File:52bb50.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanic Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein.
File:20a54e.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanic Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein.
File:Salacca_multiflora_yoing_plant.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanic Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Geoff Stein.
File:Salacca-multiflora---Habit.jpg|Photo: Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Salaca-multiflora---Frond.jpg|Photo: Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Salaca-multiflora---Habit.jpg|Photo: Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Salacca_multiflora_specimen.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
File:Salacca_multiflora_specimen2.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
File:Salacca_multiflora_leaf.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
File:Salacca_multiflora_leaf2.jpg|Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.


File:sal897076554.JPG|Imagetext: Cultivated Palms of the World By Dr. Don Ellison, Dr. Anthony Ellison.
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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric. 

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

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