The 'Buah Pinang' has been commonly associated with a few Malay proverbs that Malaysians know. Is it true that researchers have found a new rare species of pinang that grows flowers and fruits underground in Borneo?
While most of us assumed this fruit grew on trees, is it true that researchers had found a new rare species of pinang that grows flowers and fruits underground in Borneo?According to future leader fellow at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and research team member Dr Benedikt Kuhnhäuser, the Pinanga subterranea species is said to be the only known member of the palm family to flower and fruit entirely underground.
Scientists have documented almost 300 distinct types of palm trees on the island, but the Pinanga subterranea has remained undiscovered. Pinanga subterranea is one of more than 2,500 species of palm trees that have been identified by scientists, up to half of which may be endangered. Prior to its scientific description, the plant was known in at least three Bornean languages under the names Pinang Tanah, Pinang Pipit, Muring Pelandok, and Tudong Pelandok.
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