Pinanga
Pinanga is a genus of flowering plant of the palm family in the subtribe Arecinae. It is native to eastern and southern Asia across to New Guinea.
Species
Accepted species:Pinanga acaulis Ridl.Pinanga acuminata A.J.Hend.Pinanga adangensis Ridl.Pinanga albescens Becc.Pinanga andamanensis Becc.Pinanga angustisecta Becc.Pinanga annamensis MagalonPinanga arinasae WitonoPinanga aristata J.Dransf.Pinanga arundinacea Ridl.Pinanga auriculata Becc.Pinanga badia HodelPinanga basilanensis Becc.Pinanga batanensis Becc.Pinanga baviensis Becc.Pinanga bicolana FernandoPinanga borneensis Scheff.Pinanga brevipes Becc.Pinanga caesia BlumePinanga capitata Becc.Pinanga cattienensis Andr.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.DungPinanga celebica Scheff.Pinanga chaiana J.Dransf.Pinanga cleistantha J.Dransf.Pinanga copelandii Becc.Pinanga coronata BlumePinanga crassipes Becc.Pinanga cucullata J.Dransf.Pinanga cupularis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.DungPinanga curranii Becc.Pinanga declinata A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.DungPinanga decora L.Linden & RodigasPinanga densiflora Becc.Pinanga dicksonii BlumePinanga disticha BlumePinanga dumetosa J.Dransf.Pinanga egregia FernandoPinanga forbesii Ridl.Pinanga fractiflexa HodelPinanga furfuracea BlumePinanga geonomiformis Becc.Pinanga glauca Ridl.Pinanga glaucifolia FernandoPinanga globulifera Merr.Pinanga globulifera BlumePinanga gracilis BlumePinanga gracillima Merr.Pinanga grandijuga BurretPinanga grandis BurretPinanga griffithii Becc.Pinanga heterophylla Becc.Pinanga hexasticha KurzPinanga hookeriana Becc.Pinanga humilis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.DungPinanga hymenospatha Hook.f.Pinanga inaequalis BlumePinanga insignis Becc.Pinanga isabelensis Becc.Pinanga jamariensis C.K.LimPinanga jambusana C.K.LimPinanga javana BlumePinanga johorensis C.K.Lim & SawPinanga keahi FurtadoPinanga kontumensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.DungPinanga lacei A.J.Hend.Pinanga latisecta BlumePinanga lepidota RendlePinanga ligulata Becc.Pinanga limbangensis C.K.LimPinanga limosa Ridl.Pinanga macrospadix BurretPinanga maculata Porte ex Lem.Pinanga malaiana Scheff.Pinanga manii Becc.Pinanga megalocarpa BurretPinanga micholitzii Hort.Pinanga minor BlumePinanga minuta FurtadoPinanga mirabilis Becc.Pinanga modesta Becc.Pinanga mooreana J.Dransf.Pinanga negrosensis Becc.Pinanga nuichuensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & B.V.ThanhPinanga pachycarpa BurretPinanga pachyphylla J.Dransf.Pinanga palustris KiewPinanga pantiensis J.Dransf.Pinanga paradoxa Scheff.Pinanga parvula Ridl.Pinanga patula BlumePinanga pectinata Becc.Pinanga perakensis Becc.Pinanga philippinensis Becc.Pinanga pilosa J.Dransf.Pinanga piscatorum Pierre ex Gagnep.Pinanga plicata A.J.Hend.Pinanga polymorpha Becc.Pinanga porrecta BurretPinanga pulchella BurretPinanga purpurea HendraPinanga quadrijuga Gagnep.Pinanga ridleyana Becc. ex FurtadoPinanga rigida Becc.Pinanga riparia Ridl.Pinanga rivularis Becc.Pinanga rumphiana J.Dransf. & GovaertsPinanga rupestris J.Dransf.Pinanga salicifolia BlumePinanga samarana Becc.Pinanga sarmentosa SawPinanga sclerophylla Becc.Pinanga scortechinii Becc.Pinanga sessilifolia FurtadoPinanga sibuyanensis Becc.Pinanga sierramadreana FernandoPinanga simplicifrons Becc.Pinanga singaporensis Ridl.Pinanga sobolifera FernandoPinanga speciosa Becc.Pinanga spectabilis BullPinanga stricta Becc.Pinanga stylosa Becc.Pinanga subintegra Ridl.Pinanga subruminata Becc.Pinanga subterraneaPinanga sylvestris HodelPinanga tashiroi HayataPinanga tenacinervis J.Dransf.Pinanga tenella Scheff.Pinanga tomentella Becc.Pinanga tomentosa A.J.Hend.Pinanga trichoneura Becc.Pinanga uncinata BurretPinanga urdanetana Becc. ex MartelliPinanga urdanetensis Becc.Pinanga urosperma Becc.Pinanga variegata Becc.Pinanga veitchii H.Wendl.Pinanga versicolor A.J.Hend.Pinanga watanaiana C.K.LimPinanga woodiana Becc.Pinanga yassinii J.Dransf.
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.