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* ''[[Pinanga subintegra]]'' <small>Ridl.</small>
* ''[[Pinanga subintegra]]'' <small>Ridl.</small>
* ''[[Pinanga subruminata]]'' <small>Becc.</small>
* ''[[Pinanga subruminata]]'' <small>Becc.</small>
* ''[[Pinanga subterranea]]''<ref name="subt">{{Cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=2023-06-26 |accessdate=2023-07-03 |language=en-GB |title=‘Mind-boggling’ palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists |first=Graeme |last=Green |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/mind-boggling-palm-that-flowers-and-fruits-underground-thrills-scientists}}</ref>
* ''[[Pinanga subterranea]]''<ref name="subt">{{Cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2023-06-26 |accessdate=2023-07-03 |language=en-GB |title='Mind-boggling' palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists |first=Graeme |last=Green |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/27/mind-boggling-palm-that-flowers-and-fruits-underground-thrills-scientists}}</ref>
* ''[[Pinanga sylvestris]]'' <small>(Lour.) Hodel</small>
* ''[[Pinanga sylvestris]]'' <small>(Lour.) Hodel</small>
* ''[[Pinanga tashiroi]]'' <small>Hayata</small>
* ''[[Pinanga tashiroi]]'' <small>Hayata</small>

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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

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]

Species

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Accepted species:[1]

Ecology

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Pollination ecology

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. 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