Pinanga

Pinanga is a genus of flowering plant of the palm family in the subtribe Arecinae. It is native to eastern and southern Asia (India, China, Indo-China, Malesia) across to New Guinea.[1][2][3][4]

Pinanga
Pinanga cleistantha in Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Areceae
Subtribe: Arecinae
Genus: Pinanga
Blume, 1838
Synonyms[1]
  • Cladosperma Griff.
  • Ophiria Becc.
  • Pseudopinanga Burret

Species

Accepted species:[1]

  • Pinanga acaulis Ridl.
  • Pinanga acuminata A.J.Hend.
  • Pinanga adangensis Ridl.
  • Pinanga albescens Becc.
  • Pinanga andamanensis Becc.
  • Pinanga angustisecta Becc.
  • Pinanga annamensis Magalon
  • Pinanga arinasae Witono
  • Pinanga aristata (Burret) J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga arundinacea Ridl.
  • Pinanga auriculata Becc.
  • Pinanga badia Hodel
  • Pinanga basilanensis Becc.
  • Pinanga batanensis Becc.
  • Pinanga baviensis Becc.
  • Pinanga bicolana Fernando
  • Pinanga borneensis Scheff.
  • Pinanga brevipes Becc.
  • Pinanga caesia Blume
  • Pinanga capitata Becc.
  • Pinanga cattienensis Andr.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
  • Pinanga celebica Scheff.
  • Pinanga chaiana J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga cleistantha J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga copelandii Becc.
  • Pinanga coronata Blume
  • Pinanga crassipes Becc.
  • Pinanga cucullata J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga cupularis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
  • Pinanga curranii Becc.
  • Pinanga declinata A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
  • Pinanga decora L.Linden & Rodigas
  • Pinanga densiflora Becc.
  • Pinanga dicksonii Blume
  • Pinanga disticha Blume
  • Pinanga dumetosa J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga egregia Fernando
  • Pinanga forbesii Ridl.
  • Pinanga fractiflexa Hodel
  • Pinanga furfuracea Blume
  • Pinanga geonomiformis Becc.
  • Pinanga glauca Ridl.
  • Pinanga glaucifolia Fernando
  • Pinanga globulifera Merr.
  • Pinanga globulifera Blume
  • Pinanga gracilis Blume
  • Pinanga gracillima Merr.
  • Pinanga grandijuga Burret
  • Pinanga grandis Burret
  • Pinanga griffithii Becc.
  • Pinanga heterophylla Becc.
  • Pinanga hexasticha Kurz
  • Pinanga hookeriana Becc.
  • Pinanga humilis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
  • Pinanga hymenospatha Hook.f.
  • Pinanga inaequalis Blume
  • Pinanga insignis Becc.
  • Pinanga isabelensis Becc.
  • Pinanga jamariensis C.K.Lim
  • Pinanga jambusana C.K.Lim
  • Pinanga javana Blume
  • Pinanga johorensis C.K.Lim & Saw
  • Pinanga keahi Furtado
  • Pinanga kontumensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
  • Pinanga lacei A.J.Hend.
  • Pinanga latisecta Blume
  • Pinanga lepidota Rendle
  • Pinanga ligulata Becc.
  • Pinanga limbangensis C.K.Lim
  • Pinanga limosa Ridl.
  • Pinanga macrospadix Burret
  • Pinanga maculata Porte ex Lem.
  • Pinanga malaiana Scheff.
  • Pinanga manii Becc.
  • Pinanga megalocarpa Burret
  • Pinanga micholitzii Hort.
  • Pinanga minor Blume
  • Pinanga minuta Furtado
  • Pinanga mirabilis Becc.
  • Pinanga modesta Becc.
  • Pinanga mooreana J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga negrosensis Becc.
  • Pinanga nuichuensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & B.V.Thanh
  • Pinanga pachycarpa Burret
  • Pinanga pachyphylla J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga palustris Kiew
  • Pinanga pantiensis J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga paradoxa (Griff.) Scheff.
  • Pinanga parvula Ridl.
  • Pinanga patula Blume
  • Pinanga pectinata Becc.
  • Pinanga perakensis Becc.
  • Pinanga philippinensis Becc.
  • Pinanga pilosa (Burret) J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga piscatorum Pierre ex Gagnep.
  • Pinanga plicata A.J.Hend.
  • Pinanga polymorpha Becc.
  • Pinanga porrecta Burret
  • Pinanga pulchella Burret
  • Pinanga purpurea Hendra
  • Pinanga quadrijuga Gagnep.
  • Pinanga ridleyana Becc. ex Furtado
  • Pinanga rigida Becc.
  • Pinanga riparia Ridl.
  • Pinanga rivularis Becc.
  • Pinanga rumphiana (Mart.) J.Dransf. & Govaerts
  • Pinanga rupestris J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga salicifolia Blume
  • Pinanga samarana Becc.
  • Pinanga sarmentosa Saw
  • Pinanga sclerophylla Becc.
  • Pinanga scortechinii Becc.
  • Pinanga sessilifolia Furtado
  • Pinanga sibuyanensis Becc.
  • Pinanga sierramadreana Fernando
  • Pinanga simplicifrons (Miq.) Becc.
  • Pinanga singaporensis Ridl.
  • Pinanga sobolifera Fernando
  • Pinanga speciosa Becc.
  • Pinanga spectabilis Bull
  • Pinanga stricta Becc.
  • Pinanga stylosa Becc.
  • Pinanga subintegra Ridl.
  • Pinanga subruminata Becc.
  • Pinanga subterranea[5]
  • Pinanga sylvestris (Lour.) Hodel
  • Pinanga tashiroi Hayata
  • Pinanga tenacinervis J.Dransf.
  • Pinanga tenella Scheff.
  • Pinanga tomentella Becc.
  • Pinanga tomentosa A.J.Hend.
  • Pinanga trichoneura Becc.
  • Pinanga uncinata Burret
  • Pinanga urdanetana Becc. ex Martelli
  • Pinanga urdanetensis Becc.
  • Pinanga urosperma Becc.
  • Pinanga variegata Becc.
  • Pinanga veitchii H.Wendl.
  • Pinanga versicolor A.J.Hend.
  • Pinanga watanaiana C.K.Lim
  • Pinanga woodiana Becc.
  • Pinanga yassinii J.Dransf.

Ecology

Pollination ecology

The species Pinanga subterranea has a highly unusual reproductive strategy. Its subterranean flowers are pollinated beneath the surface. The seeds are dispersed by wild boars, which dig into the ground to reach the fruit.[6]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "IPNI Plant Name Query Results". Plant Names Project. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  3. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  4. Flora of China, Vol. 23 Page 155, 山槟榔属 shan bin lang shu, Pinanga Blume, Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerlande. 1: 65. 1838.
  5. Green, Graeme (2023-06-26). "'Mind-boggling' palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  6. Hidden in plain sight: Rare palm species that flowers underground discovered as new-to-science in Borneo. (2023, June 27). Kew. Retrieved July 10, 2023, from https://www.kew.org/about-us/press-media/pinanga-subterranea
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