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