The parts harvested as described above should be dried quickly in the sun. Wilted or discolored leaves may be discarded, as they contain only small amounts of alkaloids. A very slender, graceful palm growing up to 100 feet tall but with a trunk only 6 inches in diameter. The fruits are the size and shape of a hen's egg and are yellowish to scarlet with a fibrous covering. Native to Malaysia.
Young plants do well in a mixture of equal parts leaf-mold or peat and loam.
Water at least every other day. If grown in the greenhouse, the temperature should be around 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and about 60 degrees Fahrenheit at night. The acorn-sized nut is removed and washed free of pulp. An adult tree may produce 250 nuts per year. There is some confusion as to which is the most potent of the three species of brooms used for their psychotropic effects.