Tahan bertram
Eugeissona brachystachys
Family: Arecaceae
What it is like
A small clumping palm. The leaves are 5 m long. The leaf stalks are 2 m long. The leaves arch over. The leaves have long drawn out tips. The leaflets are widely and regularly spaced. They are 1 m long. They are sword shaped. They grow in a almost flat plane. Damaged parts produce white sap.
There are about 6 Eugeissona species.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows in low mountainous rainforest.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The immature fruit is edible. The starch from the stem can be extracted and is edible.
Edible parts
Fruit, stem starch