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]

Saribus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Saribus
Blume
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Bacon, C.D. & Baker, W.J. (2011). Saribus resurrected. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 55: 109-116.
  3. Philippine National Symbols or Mga Pambansang Sagisag Ng Pilipinas
  • Media related to Saribus at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Saribus at Wikispecies


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