Salak fruits marketed
Buton Island Indonesia
(Copyright by photographer)
Salak originates from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Names
Scientific
Salacca zalacca
Synonym
Salacca edulis
English
Salak
Snake fruit
Snakeskin fruit
Dutch
Salak
French
Salak
German
Salakpalme
Schlangenfrucht
Schlangenhautfrucht
Taxonomy
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Salacca
Species
Salacca zalacca (Salak)
Crop categories
Fruits
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Pictures
Salak or Snake fruit palm in Thailand
Salak or Snake fruit palm in Thailand