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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Pinanga

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Arecales > Family: Arecaceae

Seven species cultivated.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Pinanga batanensis

Native to Philippines.

 

Pinanga coronata (Pinang)

Native to Celebes.

 

Pinanga javana

Native to Java.

 

Pinanga kuhlii (Ivory cane palm)

Native to Indonesia.

 

Pinanga maculata (Abiki, Tiger palm)

[= Pinanga barnesii]

Native to Philippines.

 

Pinanga philippinensis

Native to Philippines.

 

Pinanga speciosa

Native to Philippines.