# Pinanga

Pinanga is a genus of flowering plant of the palm family in the subtribe Arecinae. It is native to eastern and southern Asia (India, China, Indo-China, Malesia) 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 Magalon
* Pinanga arinasae Witono
* Pinanga aristata (Burret) J.Dransf.
* Pinanga arundinacea Ridl.
* Pinanga auriculata Becc.
* Pinanga badia Hodel
* Pinanga basilanensis Becc.
* Pinanga batanensis Becc.
* Pinanga baviensis Becc.
* Pinanga bicolana Fernando
* Pinanga borneensis Scheff.
* Pinanga brevipes Becc.
* Pinanga caesia Blume
* Pinanga capitata Becc.
* Pinanga cattienensis Andr.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
* Pinanga celebica Scheff.
* Pinanga chaiana J.Dransf.
* Pinanga cleistantha J.Dransf.
* Pinanga copelandii Becc.
* Pinanga coronata Blume
* Pinanga crassipes Becc.
* Pinanga cucullata J.Dransf.
* Pinanga cupularis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
* Pinanga curranii Becc.
* Pinanga declinata A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
* Pinanga decora L.Linden & Rodigas
* Pinanga densiflora Becc.
* Pinanga dicksonii Blume
* Pinanga disticha Blume
* Pinanga dumetosa J.Dransf.
* Pinanga egregia Fernando
* Pinanga forbesii Ridl.
* Pinanga fractiflexa Hodel
* Pinanga furfuracea Blume
* Pinanga geonomiformis Becc.
* Pinanga glauca Ridl.
* Pinanga glaucifolia Fernando
* Pinanga globulifera Merr.
* Pinanga globulifera Blume
* Pinanga gracilis Blume
* Pinanga gracillima Merr.
* Pinanga grandijuga Burret
* Pinanga grandis Burret
* Pinanga griffithii Becc.
* Pinanga heterophylla Becc.
* Pinanga hexasticha Kurz
* Pinanga hookeriana Becc.
* Pinanga humilis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
* Pinanga hymenospatha Hook.f.
* Pinanga inaequalis Blume
* Pinanga insignis Becc.
* Pinanga isabelensis Becc.
* Pinanga jamariensis C.K.Lim
* Pinanga jambusana C.K.Lim
* Pinanga javana Blume
* Pinanga johorensis C.K.Lim & Saw
* Pinanga keahi Furtado
* Pinanga kontumensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & N.Q.Dung
* Pinanga lacei A.J.Hend.
* Pinanga latisecta Blume
* Pinanga lepidota Rendle
* Pinanga ligulata Becc.
* Pinanga limbangensis C.K.Lim
* Pinanga limosa Ridl.
* Pinanga macrospadix Burret
* Pinanga maculata Porte ex Lem.
* Pinanga malaiana Scheff.
* Pinanga manii Becc.
* Pinanga megalocarpa Burret
* Pinanga micholitzii Hort.
* Pinanga minor Blume
* Pinanga minuta Furtado
* Pinanga mirabilis Becc.
* Pinanga modesta Becc.
* Pinanga mooreana J.Dransf.
* Pinanga negrosensis Becc.
* Pinanga nuichuensis A.J.Hend., N.K.Ban & B.V.Thanh
* Pinanga pachycarpa Burret
* Pinanga pachyphylla J.Dransf.
* Pinanga palustris Kiew
* Pinanga pantiensis J.Dransf.
* Pinanga paradoxa (Griff.) Scheff.
* Pinanga parvula Ridl.
* Pinanga patula Blume
* Pinanga pectinata Becc.
* Pinanga perakensis Becc.
* Pinanga philippinensis Becc.
* Pinanga pilosa (Burret) J.Dransf.
* Pinanga piscatorum Pierre ex Gagnep.
* Pinanga plicata A.J.Hend.
* Pinanga polymorpha Becc.
* Pinanga porrecta Burret
* Pinanga pulchella Burret
* Pinanga purpurea Hendra
* Pinanga quadrijuga Gagnep.
* Pinanga ridleyana Becc. ex Furtado
* Pinanga rigida Becc.
* Pinanga riparia Ridl.
* Pinanga rivularis Becc.
* Pinanga rumphiana (Mart.) J.Dransf. & Govaerts
* Pinanga rupestris J.Dransf.
* Pinanga salicifolia Blume
* Pinanga samarana Becc.
* Pinanga sarmentosa Saw
* Pinanga sclerophylla Becc.
* Pinanga scortechinii Becc.
* Pinanga sessilifolia Furtado
* Pinanga sibuyanensis Becc.
* Pinanga sierramadreana Fernando
* Pinanga simplicifrons (Miq.) Becc.
* Pinanga singaporensis Ridl.
* Pinanga sobolifera Fernando
* Pinanga speciosa Becc.
* Pinanga spectabilis Bull
* Pinanga stricta Becc.
* Pinanga stylosa Becc.
* Pinanga subintegra Ridl.
* Pinanga subruminata Becc.
* Pinanga subterranea
* Pinanga sylvestris (Lour.) Hodel
* Pinanga tashiroi Hayata
* Pinanga tenacinervis J.Dransf.
* Pinanga tenella Scheff.
* Pinanga tomentella Becc.
* Pinanga tomentosa A.J.Hend.
* Pinanga trichoneura Becc.
* Pinanga uncinata Burret
* Pinanga urdanetana Becc. ex Martelli
* Pinanga urdanetensis Becc.
* Pinanga urosperma Becc.
* Pinanga variegata Becc.
* Pinanga veitchii H.Wendl.
* Pinanga versicolor A.J.Hend.
* Pinanga watanaiana C.K.Lim
* Pinanga 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.