Saribus

Saribus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Corypheae
Genus:	Saribus Blume
Synonyms[1]
Pritchardiopsis Becc.

Saribus is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to Southeast Asia and Papuasia.^[1] They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.^[2]

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][4]

Species

1. Saribus brevifolius (Dowe & Mogea) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia
2. Saribus chocolatinus (Dowe) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
3. Saribus jeanneneyi (Becc.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Caledonia
4. Saribus merrillii (Becc.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Philippines
5. Saribus papuanus (Becc.) Kuntze - Western New Guinea
6. Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Mart. – Anáhaw - Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia, Banggi Island in Sabah
7. Saribus surru (Dowe & Barfod) Bacon & W.J.Baker - Papua New Guinea
8. Saribus tothur (Dowe & Barfod) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Guinea
9. Saribus woodfordii (Ridl.) Bacon & W.J.Baker - New Guinea, Solomon Islands

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. Pinoy Warrior, The Anahaw
4. Philippine National Symbols or Mga Pambansang Sagisag Ng Pilipinas

External links

Media related to Saribus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Saribus at Wikispecies