Saribus
Saribus is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia and Pacific Islands.[1] They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Saribus Blume |
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Livistona is closely related to the genus Saribus, and for a time Saribus was included in Livistona. Recent studies, however, have advocated separating the two groups.[1][2]
Anáhaw (Saribus rotundifolius) is the unofficial national leaf of the Philippines.[3]
Species
- Saribus brevifolius (Dowe & Mogea) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia
- Saribus chocolatinus (Dowe) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
- Saribus jeanneneyi (Becc.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Caledonia
- Saribus merrillii (Becc.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Philippines
- Saribus papuanus (Becc.) Kuntze - Western New Guinea
- Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Mart. – Anáhaw - Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia, Banggi Island in Sabah
- Saribus surru (Dowe & Barfod) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
- Saribus tothur (Dowe & Barfod) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Guinea
- Saribus woodfordii (Ridl.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Guinea, Solomon Islands
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References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Bacon, C.D. & Baker, W.J. (2011). Saribus resurrected. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 55: 109-116.
- Philippine National Symbols or Mga Pambansang Sagisag Ng Pilipinas
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