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Sugar palm

Arenga pinnata

Sap tapped from the inflorescence is boiled into palm sugar (gula aren) or fermented; the trunk also yields starch.

Family

Arecaceae

Temperature

22-28°C (absolute 16-32°C)

Rainfall

3000-3500mm (absolute 2000-4000mm)

Altitude

1400m

Soil pH

6-7 (absolute 5-8)

Soil types

Well-drained fertile soils