Sararanga

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.

Sararanga
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
  • Sararanga philippinensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 5 (1905).
  • Sararanga sinuosa Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 216 (1894).

References
  1. "Sararanga Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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