蛇(she)(she)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)果(guo),又(you)名(ming)(ming)沙叻,是(shi)棕櫚科(Palmae或(huo)(huo)(huo)Arecae)蛇(she)(she)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)果(guo)屬(Sa- lacca)植(zhi)物,英文(wen)名(ming)(ming)為(wei)“salak”或(huo)(huo)(huo)“snake fruit”,拉(la)丁(ding)學名(ming)(ming)為(wei)"Salacca zalacca(Gaertner)Voss”,又(you)名(ming)(ming)“Salacca edulis Reinw",是(shi)東南亞(ya)著名(ming)(ming)水果(guo)。蛇(she)(she)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)果(guo),外果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)薄(bo),以覆瓦狀(zhuang)反折(zhe)的鱗片,鱗片頂(ding)尖光(guang)滑(hua)或(huo)(huo)(huo)呈刺狀(zhuang)尖,中果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)薄(bo),內果(guo)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)不明顯;種(zhong)子l~3粒,長(chang)圓形 球形或(huo)(huo)(huo)鈍三棱形,肉質種(zhong)皮(pi)(pi)(pi)厚,味(wei)酸或(huo)(huo)(huo)甜,胚(pei)乳均勻(yun) 堅硬,具有(you)從頂(ding)端孔(kong)穴,深侵入的種(zhong)皮(pi)(pi)(pi),胚(pei)基生。