Saribus
Genus of palms
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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]
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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[1] |
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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
- Saribus brevifolius (Dowe & Mogea) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia
- Saribus chocolatinus (Dowe) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
- Saribus jeanneneyi (Becc.) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Caledonia
- Saribus merrillii (Becc.) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Philippines
- Saribus papuanus (Becc.) Kuntze - Western New Guinea
- Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Mart. - Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, Raja Ampat Islands, Banggi Island in north-east Sabah
- Saribus surru (Dowe & Barfod) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
- Saribus tothur (Dowe & Barfod) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Guinea
- Saribus woodfordii (Ridl.) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
