蛇(she)皮(pi)(pi)果(guo),又名(ming)(ming)(ming)沙(sha)叻,是棕(zong)櫚科(Palmae或(huo)Arecae)蛇(she)皮(pi)(pi)果(guo)屬(shu)(Sa- lacca)植物,英文名(ming)(ming)(ming)為“salak”或(huo)“snake fruit”,拉丁學名(ming)(ming)(ming)為"Salacca zalacca(Gaertner)Voss”,又名(ming)(ming)(ming)“Salacca edulis Reinw",是東南亞著名(ming)(ming)(ming)水果(guo)。蛇(she)皮(pi)(pi)果(guo),外果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)薄,以覆瓦(wa)狀(zhuang)反折的(de)鱗(lin)片,鱗(lin)片頂(ding)尖(jian)光滑或(huo)呈刺狀(zhuang)尖(jian),中果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)薄,內果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)不明顯;種子l~3粒,長圓形(xing) 球形(xing)或(huo)鈍三棱(leng)形(xing),肉質種皮(pi)(pi)厚,味酸或(huo)甜,胚(pei)乳均勻 堅硬,具有從頂(ding)端(duan)孔(kong)穴,深侵(qin)入(ru)的(de)種皮(pi)(pi),胚(pei)基生。