Saribus

Saribus is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia and Pacific Islands.[2] They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.[3]

Saribus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Saribus
Blume[1]
Synonyms[2]

Livistona is closely related to the genus Saribus, and for the past century and half Saribus was included in Livistona. Recent studies, however, have advocated separating the two groups.[2][3] The generic epithet Saribus comes from a local name in one of the Maluku languages, sariboe, as recorded by the Dutch.[4]

Anáhaw (Saribus rotundifolius) is the unofficial national leaf of the Philippines.[5]

Species

References

  1. "Saribus". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. Govaerts, Rafaël H. A. (2019). "Saribus". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. Bacon, Christine D.; Baker, William J. (14 September 2011). "Saribus resurrected". Palms. 55 (3): 109–116. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. Whitmore, T.C. (1979). Palms of Malaya. 2nd impression (2 ed.). Petaling Jaya: Oxford University Press. p. 72, 73. ISBN 0 19 580368X.
  5. 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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