donela koleginjica iz balija... veoma interesantni plodovi, evo sta je to u stvari... tekstom, a slike su iz mobilnog, nisam mogo da izdrzim


Current name: Salacca zalacca
Family: Palmae

Botanic description
A relatively small, usually dioecious, very spiny, creeping and tillering palm, growing in compact clumps formed by successive branching at the base. Roots not extending to great depth. Stem a mostly subterranean stolon with only its terminal leafbearing part more upright, reaching a length of several metres and 10-15 cm in diameter, often branching; new roots growing out of the stem immediately under the crown of leaves; internodes very congested, leaf traces inserted almost horizontally. Leaves pinnate, 3-7 m long; leaf-sheaths, petioles and leaflets armed with numerous, long, thin, grey to blackish spines; leaflets 20-70 cm x 2-7.5 cm. Inflorescence an axillary compound spadix, stalked, at first enclosed by spathes; male inflorescence 50-100 cm long, consisting of 4-12 spadices, each 7-15 cm x 0.7-2 cm, female one 20-30 cm long, composed of 1-3 spadices, 7-10 cm long. Flowers in pairs in axils of scales; staminate flowers with reddish, tubular corolla and 6 stamens borne on the corolla throat and a minute pistillode; pistillate ones with tubular corolla, yellow-green outside and dark red inside, a trilocular ovary with short trifid, red style and 6 staminodes borne on the corolla throat. Fruit a globose to ellipsoid drupe, 15-40 per spadix, ca. 5-7 cm x 5 cm, tapering towards base and rounded at top; epicarp (skin) comprised of numerous yellow to brown, united, imbricate scales, each scale ending in a fragile prickle. Seeds usually 3 per fruit, with 2-8 mm thick, fleshy, cream-coloured sarcotesta and a smooth, stony inner part, 23-29 mm x 15-27 mm, which is blackish-brown and trigonous with 2 flat surfaces and a curved one; endosperm homogeneous and white.
Natural Habitat
Salak thrives under humid tropical lowland conditions. Because of its superficial root system, the palm requires a high water table, rain or irrigation during most of the year, but it does not stand flooding. Fruit yield and quality in Java diminish above 500 m altitude. Salak is usually grown under shade.
Propagation and management
Propagation methods
Seeds are sown directly in the field (2-5 seeds together in 5 cm deep holes) or in nursery beds. The seedlings are planted out in the field during the rainy season when they are a few months old. Seed kernels taken directly from the fresh fruit germinate readily in less than a week under moist, shady conditions, even on top of the soil. After removal from the fruit the kernels quickly lose viability in storage, probably because the embryo dries out irreversibly: 55% germination was found after 1 week, 0% after 2 weeks. Germination becomes visible when the cylindrical embryo-containing plug is extruded through the germpore at the kernel's apex. A radicle soon emerges from the tip of the plug and the shoot, a main root and several secondary roots emerge from the sides of this plug. About 60-90 days after sowing the first complete leaf, bifid and some 20-30 cm long, is fully expanded, the seedling still being firmly attached to the kernel.

evo kako izgleda palmica...samo jos da nikne
sve mi je super kod nje, osim tih bodlji

Srecno sa klijanjem, ova je bas tropska palma.

hvala, ma svidja mi se kako izgleda, samo te bodlje

nikla jedna

Kad stignes i sliku obavezno, da vidimo kako izgleda to cudo!

ma lici na sve ostale palme... mala je, oko 4 cm, ali slikacu cisto radi evidencije na SB

Jel nikla jos koja?

yonex, nije nikla... ali kako je bodljikava a velika i dosta je jedna, jos samo da je odrzim u zivot, pa cemo ja mezimo plodove (za nekoh 20-tak godina)

Meni se dopada baš zbog bodlji - one je odvajaju od ostalih

sve dok ti se ne zabije u ruku... e polse i nije tako "posebna"

Kad pocinju da joj rastu bodlje? Verovatno kad podeli listove ko i vecini drugih bodljikavih palmi?

a vidi, za bodlji cemo sacekati nekih 10tak, a za plodove (ako ih nekad bude bilo) 30tak godinjica

Cvetko, kako napreduje ta mala?

ma raste, videcemo u prolece dal ce da se malcice protegne