The systematic biology of the palm family (Arecaceae) is probably better known than that of
any other tropical plant family of comparable size. As a result, the palms are now regarded …

Plant traits are critical to plant form and function—including growth, survival and
reproduction—and therefore shape fundamental aspects of population and ecosystem …

Several attempts have been made to generate complete species-level phylogenies for large
clades, enabling comprehensive analyses of ecological or evolutionary hypotheses at the …

Abstract Orania zheae Adorador & Fernando, a new, slender-stemmed species is described
from Samar Island, Philippines. The new combination Orania sibuyanensis (Becc.) Adorador …

Surveys of palms (Arecaceae) on Samar Island in the Philippines were conducted in view of
the island's diverse but extremely threatened forest ecosystems, its old conglomerate …

As part of current research on the taxonomy of the palms (Arecaceae or Palmae) of New
Guinea, ten new species of the rattan genus Calamus are described and illustrated here …

Abstract Fruits of Orania sylvicola (Arecaceae) were extracted with methanol and partitioned
with chloroform and n-butanol. Investigation of the chloroform and n-butanol partitions by …

Pinanga lepidota (Arecaceae), previously known only from Borneo, is reported here as a
new record for the Philippines from Palawan Island. A key to the identification of similar …

Abstract The Dungus Iwul Nature Reserve is a conservation area that has been through a
series of human and natural disturbance causing to changes in plant species composition …

Orania sylvicola (Griff.) HE Moore is a large, single-stemmed palm species widely distributed
across Malesia. It is the only species of Orania present in Peninsular Malaysia and …