Description
Trees such as palms with stems up to 25 m tall and 65 cm in diameter. some of the stems are long leaved, underneath there is a leaf midrib whose edges are torn apart into black fibers. Leaf stalks up to 1.5 m, long leaf strands up to 5 m. Children leaves up to 145 times 7 cm, at the bottom there is a layer of wax.
House one, a female cob with a cob. the male is 2.5 m in length. Tongkol branched once, side branch 1.5 m long. Male flower in pairs, length 12-15 mm. The female flower stands alone, almost round like a ball. Fruit buni round bullet, with Edge inner twist. All of Java, in the forest or planted 1 - 1400 m above sea level. Also famous for its old name Arenga saccharifera Labill.
It may be said that all parts of the plant can be used, its roots as woven and whip material, split rods for gutters, wood for walking sticks and rugs, vegetables, leaf bones for brooms and kranjang, young leaves to replace cigarette paper , fibers for fibers rope, tiles, baskets, brooms, brushes, terrace made "sago".
From the cob of male flowers tapped liquid containing sugar, then made sugar (sugar Java), if dikhamirkan produce sago water, wine or vinegar, seeds made sweets and eaten (collang-kaling). The portion used is tuak / legen (fermented flower water) and roots. Characteristic of palm trees, stems are not spiked, unbranched, the height can reach 25 meters and the diameter of the tree can reach 65 cm. This plant is almost similar to the coconut tree.
The difference is, if the palm tree tree trunks are clean (old leaves are easily separated), the palm tree trunk is very dirty because the stem is wrapped by fibers so that the old leaf bark is difficult to get or loose from the trunk. Therefore, palm tree trunks are often overgrown by many types of ferns plants. Aren palm stalk length can reach 1.5 meters, long leaf strands can reach 1.45 meters, 7 cm wide and the bottom of the leaves there is a layer of wax.
Benefits Of This Plant
Aren has some content in the form of proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, minerals, phosphorus, iron, flavonoida, polyphenols, sucrose and saponins. If used as Tuak / legen can be used to overcome sprue and constipation. Roots to overcome kidney stones and skin rashes. While the roots of arenberkhasiat plant to treat skin rashes and kidney stones. How to mix the roots: The roots are made with a mixture of cinnamon leaves, roots of grass, and herbal meniran.
