Pinanga | |
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Pinanga cleistantha in Malaysia | |
Scientific 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] | |
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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]
Accepted species: [1]
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]