Borassodendron borneense
Arecaceae FAMILY

Borassodendron borneense

Borassodendron borneense

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Grows best in a lightly shaded position in a moist, but well drained soil[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Borassodendron+borneense>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
  2. [2]Tropical Palms — Johnson D.V. · FAO, Rome · 2011 · http://www.fao.org/docrep/ · ISBN 978-92-5-106742-0 ↩︎A terse guide to some of the uses of palms. Also available for download from the web. (Search for "FAO Tropical Palms")
  3. [3]Heart of Palm Use: A Family Survey — Scott Zona, Ph.D. · Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Virtual Herbarium. · http://www.virtualherbarium.org/palmresearch/Hearts_of_Palm_table.html ↩︎An on-line article listing the botanical names and range of palm trees that have an edible apical bud.
  4. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎