Eugeissona minor
Family: Arecaceae
What it is like
A slender palm. The trunk is supported by prop roots. These thorny roots are up to 2 meters long. It forms clumps. Above this are palm-like leaf stalks, a meter long. The leaves are 6 m long on leaf stalks almost as long. They are stiff and do not arch over. The leaflets are widely spaced and 1 m long. They grow in a single flat plane. The fruit are hard and brown. Young fruit are eaten.
There are 6 Eugeissona species. Roots good for walking stick (tongkat), also fish trap (bubu).
Where it is found
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows in moist, wet heathland in Kalimantan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit