ARENGA SACCHARIFERA 
Alt t:\CA from the Malay “Areng"; SACC.H ARtFER A-- sugar-bfaring. 
English name: Sugar Palm 
Malay name: Kabong 
Country oj origin: Malaya 
A tall palm with a rough stem covered with 
leaf bases and libres, and very large, graceful, 
pinnate leaves. The large, hanging inflorescences 
appear first at the top of the stem and continue 
downwards in the axils of the leaves. The sugar, 
known locally as gala malacca, is obtained by 
tapping the inflorescences. The fibre at the base 
of the leaves was used in^the old days to make 
ropes, and the stout black bristles found amongst 
the fibre used to serve as pens. 
In a large garden an avenue of these palms 
can be an imposing feature. 
Propagation : 
by seed 
A, part of a flowering spray 
B. a fruit 
('. a cross section of a fruit. 
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