Sugar Palm (Arenga pinnata)
₹1,000.00 Regular Price
₹400.00Sale Price
Excluding Tax
Scientific Name: Arenga pinnata
Native Home: Southeast Asia.
Height: 10–20 m.
Lifespan: 20–30 years.
Uses and Harvesting
Commercial Use: Cultivated for palm sugar, fibre, starch and ornamental landscaping.
Harvesting: Sap is collected from mature flower stalks; fibres are removed from leaf bases.
Age to Harvest: Around 8–12 years for sap production.
Products: Palm sugar, starch, natural fibre, roofing materials and handicraft products.
History and Global Production
Traditional Use: Used for sugar, food and strong fibres in Southeast Asian communities.
Global Spread: Cultivated in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and India.
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