Sararanga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, with two species that occur in the Philippines, the northern part of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.[1] They are palm-like, dioecious trees. The genus name comes from the species of these plants named sararang in the Solomon Islands.[citation needed]
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Leaves of Sararanga sinuosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Pandanaceae |
Genus: | Sararanga Hemsl. |
Species | |
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Species
edit- Sararanga philippinensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 5 (1905).
- Sararanga sinuosa Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 216 (1894).
References
edit- ^ "Sararanga Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.