Negros abiki
Pinanga negrosensis
Family: Arecaceae
What it is like
A small and slender palm. It forms clumps. It grows 8 cm tall. The trunk is 7 cm across. The crown-shaft is pale green. The leaves have numerous segments and are curved at their tip. They are at an equal distance, rigid, narrow and very long and tapering. They are 1- or 2-ribbed. The leaves are 2 m long. The flower arrangement is a flower spike arranged along a central axis with several branches in a spiral. The branches hang down. The fruit are in 3 layers in the lower part of the branches. They are 12 mm long and ripen from yellow to red. The seeds have a tail at the base.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. They are found in damp forested valleys at altitudes of about 900 m. They occur only in Negros in the Philippines.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The bud is cooked and eaten.
Edible parts
Cabbage, palm heart