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| Collector | Louw, W.J. |
| Number | 3430 |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Subpart | Natal |
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| Locality | Zululand, Maputa area |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Start date | 1964/10/17 |
| End date | 1964/10/17 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Hyphaene crinita Gaertn. |
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| Field notes | On coastal flats on sand; widely distributed, often dominant. Sap tapped by natives for "lala beer", an alcoholic beverage. Local name: "Lala palm". Lala is a native word, meaning sleep. Lala beer said to be quite potent. Nowhere in the area a fully developed palm was found, due to regular tapping where stem is cut off about 50 cm above the ground. Tapping is the only occupation of the men; the women being responsible for cultivation of crops and other chores |
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