UK Botanists Identify Palm That Flowers Underground – IOTW Report

UK Botanists Identify Palm That Flowers Underground

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In a new study, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners have described the only known member of the palm family (Arecaceae) to flower and fruit almost entirely underground. Owing to this unusual characteristic, the scientists have named the species Pinanga subterranea, with its species name derived from the Latin word for underground. The work was published in the journal PALMS with added commentary in Plants, People, Planet. More

5 Comments on UK Botanists Identify Palm That Flowers Underground

  1. “…Pinanga subterranea, with its species name derived from the Latin word for underground.”

    There was a time in this country, not too long ago, when it wouldn’t be necessary to explain that. This is what happens when indoctrination replaces education.

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