''Saribus'' is a genus of

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae ** List of Arecaceae genera **Palm oil * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music ...

s (family

Arecaceae The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...

), native to

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Papuasia Papuasia is a Level 2 botanical region defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in the Melanesia ecoregion of Oceania and Tropical Asia. It comprises th ...

and Pacific Islands. They are fan palms, the

leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...

with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets. '' 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. The generic epithet ''Saribus'' comes from a local name in one of the Maluku languages, ''sariboe'', as recorded by the Dutch. ''Anáhaw'' (''

Saribus rotundifolius ''Saribus rotundifolius'', also known as the footstool palm, is a common fan palm found in Southeast Asia. It is a member of the genus '' Saribus''. Common names It is called ''anáhaw'' or ''luyong'' in Filipino. In Malay the palm is known a ...

'') is the unofficial national leaf of the

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Species

* '' Saribus brevifolius'' ( Dowe & Mogea) C.D.Bacon & W.J.Baker -

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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 * ''

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- Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, Raja Ampat Islands, Banggi Island in north-east

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

* '' 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

References

External links

* * Arecaceae genera Livistoninae {{Arecaceae-stub