Sararanga

Sararanga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, with two species that occur in the northern part of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands.[1] They are palm-like dioecious trees and shrubs, often called palms, but not closely related to palm trees. The scientific name comes from the species of these plants named sararang in the Solomon Islands.

Sararanga
Leaves of Sararanga sinuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Sararanga
Hemsl.
Species

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Species
  • Sararanga philippinensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 5 (1905).
  • Sararanga sinuosa Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 216 (1894).

References
  1. Govaerts, Rafaël. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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