The
SUGAR PALM
English:
Scientific Name:
Filipino:
Family:
Sugar palm
Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.
Kaong
Arecaceae/Palmae
DISTRIBUTION
Bangladesh
Brunei
Cambodia
India
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
Source: World Agroforestry Center, Agroforestry Database 4.0 (Orwa et al.2009)
ASSOCIATED ANIMALS
These mammals naturally aid in the propagation of Arenga pinnata by eating the fruits and excreting the seeds.
Klaus Rudloff, kdrudloff@web.de
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus philippinensis Jourdan, 1837 -
Philippines Palm Civet
ALAMID
Paradoxurus philippinensis
Klaus Rudloff, kdrudloff@web.de
Phloeomys cumingi (Waterhouse, 1839) -
Southern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat, http://www.biolib.cz
CLOUD RAT
Phloeomys cumingi
Klaus Rudloff, kdrudloff@web.de
Viverra tangalunga tangalunga Gray, 1832 -
Malayan Cive, http://www.biolib.cz
MUSANG
Viverra tangalunga
CHARACTERISTICS OF KAONG
Begins to flower after 6 years in areas wherein there is abundant supply of water throughout the year.
In other areas, flowering can be as late as after 16 years particularly in areas at higher elevation.
Female flowers are produced in the top leaf axils while male inflorescences emerge in the lower axils.
Succession is from top to bottom.
Flowering is throughout the year. After the last and lowest flowering, the tree dies at about
15 to 22 years old.
