Arecaceae
Saribus

Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume

First published in Rumphia 2: 49 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo (Banggi Islands) to New Guinea (Raja Ampat Islands). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi

Introduced into:

Assam, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bacon, C.D. & Baker, W.J. (2011). Saribus resurrected. Palms; Journal of the International Palm Society 55: 109-116.
  • Baker, W.J., Barfod, A.S., Cámara-Leret, R., Dowe, J.L., Heatubun, C.D., Petoe, P., Turner, J.H., Zona, S. & Dransfield, J. (2024). Palms of New Guinea: 1-726. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Livistona rotundifolia.]

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • Dowe, J.L., A taxonomic account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Dowe, J.L. (2009). A taxonomic account of Livistona R.Br. (Arecaceae). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 60: 185-344.
  • Mehmud, S., Roy, H. & Borthakur, S.K. (2025). Palms of Assam in the North East Region: 1-78. Scientific Publishers, New Deli-Jodhpur.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Powling, A. [33] Indonesia K000667621 No
Powling, A. [32] Indonesia K000667620 No
Dec 16, 2003 Reynoso; Fuentes, Majaducon [PPI11903] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209689 No
Aug 9, 1934 Loher, A. [7056] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209934 Yes
Aug 9, 1934 Loher, A. [7056] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209936 Yes
Aug 9, 1934 Loher, A. [7056] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209933 Yes
Aug 9, 1934 Loher, A. [7056] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209935 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [9265] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000207508 Isotype Yes
Furtado, C.X. [SFN29216] Singapore Livistona robinsoniana K000209874 No
Henderson, A.; Ninh Khac Ban [3457] Vietnam Livistona robinsoniana K000526517 No
Dowe, J.L.; Romero, E. [700] Philippines Livistona robinsoniana K000209686 No
Furtado, C.X. [SFN29393] Singapore Livistona robinsoniana K000209875 No
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7070] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209945 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Vidal, S. [1952] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209939 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7070] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209941 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7070] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209942 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [1391] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209940 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7070] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209944 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7070] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209943 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Loher, A. [7058] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209937 Yes
Aug 4, 2003 Vidal, S. [1943] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209938 Yes
Apr 28, 2003 Maturbongs, R.A. [501] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000030832 No
Jan 1, 2003 Ebalo [648] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209693 No
Jan 1, 2003 Elmer, A.D.E. [11967] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209692 No
Jan 1, 2003 Mabesa, C. [PFB26228] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209691 No
Aug 13, 1992 de Vogel, E.; Vermeulen [6894] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000209695 No
Aug 13, 1979 de Vogel, E. [4436] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000209682 No
Feb 16, 1979 unknown [s.n.] Livistona rotundifolia K000209886 No
Oct 11, 1976 unknown [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago Livistona rotundifolia K000209904 No
Jul 15, 1975 Bartlett [13203] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209880 No
Jul 15, 1975 Bartlett [13203] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209881 No
Jul 15, 1975 Bartlett [13203] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209877 No
Jul 15, 1975 Bartlett [13203] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209879 No
Jul 15, 1975 Bartlett [13203] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209878 No
Jun 2, 1975 Elmer, A.D.E. [18054] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209690 No
Dransfield, J. [JD6208] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000209694 No
illegible [s.n.] Livistona rotundifolia K000209885 No
Jeffrey, C.; Zelia, M. [1167] Seychelles Livistona rotundifolia K000209911 No
Guyana Livistona rotundifolia K:SPC-66357.000 No
unknown [s.n.] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000209906 No
Jeffrey, C. [1167] Seychelles Livistona rotundifolia K:SPC-22737.000 No
Cultivated [000-73-12587] Livistona rotundifolia K000209876 No
Livistona rotundifolia K:SPC-29047.516 No
Rutherford, S.; Bandara, M.M.P. [R51] Sri Lanka Livistona rotundifolia K000209887 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [9293] Philippines Livistona rotundifolia K000207505 Type Yes
de Vogel, E. [3236] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000209680 No
illegible [s.n.] Livistona rotundifolia K000209882 No
Hooker [s.n.] Livistona rotundifolia K000209884 No
Bourne, A.G.; Lady Bourne [s.n.] Livistona rotundifolia K000209883 No
Dransfield, J.; Mogea, J.P. [JD3831] Indonesia Livistona rotundifolia K000209681 No

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