Introduction Snake fruit (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree native to Asia and in particular to Sumatra, Indonesia, and Java. The fruit is cultured in many areas of Indonesia and it took the name snake fruit because of...

Introduction Snake fruit (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree native to Asia and in particular to Sumatra, Indonesia, and Java. There are 30 known cultivators who grow two main species of snake fruit, salak bali and salak pondoh.  History The...