Pinanga subterranea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pinanga
Species:
P. subterranea
Binomial name
Pinanga subterranea
Randi & W.J.Baker[1]
Pinanga subterranea is native to Borneo[2]

Pinanga subterranea is a species of tree in the Arecaceae, or palm tree, family native to Borneo.[2][3] It is widespread in the west of the island, where local communities use it for food.[4]

Ecology

Pollination ecology

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.[5] Plants exhibiting underground flowering and fruiting are rare, with only P. subterranea and orchid genus Rhizanthella exhibiting both.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Pinanga subterranea | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2023, from https://www.ipni.org/n/77322776-1
  2. 1 2 Randi, Agusti; Petoe, Peter; Kuhnhäuser, Benedikt G.; Chai, Paul P. K.; Bellot, Sidone; Baker, William J. (2023). "Pinanga subterranea, a New Arecoid Palm from Borneo that Flowers Underground". Palms. 67 (2): 57–63.
  3. ↑ Kuhnhäuser, Benedikt G.; Randi, Agusti; Petoe, Peter; Chai, Paul P. K.; Bellot, Sidonie; Baker, William J. (26 June 2023). "Hiding in plain sight: The underground palm Pinanga subterranea". Plants, People, Planet. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10393. S2CID 259670658.
  4. 1 2 Caton, Emma New species of palm found to flower and fruit underground The Natural History Museum July 7, 2023 accessed December 3, 2023
  5. ↑ "Hidden in plain sight: Rare palm species that flowers underground discovered as new-to-science in Borneo". Kew Gardens (Press release). 27 June 2023.

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