Pandanaceae

Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa to the Pacific. It contains 982 known species in five genera, of which the type genus, Pandanus, is the most important, with species like Pandanus amaryllifolius and karuka (Pandanus julianettii) being important sources of food. The family likely originated during the Late Cretaceous.

Sararanga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae, with two species that occur in the Philippines, the northern part of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. They are palm-like, dioecious trees. The genus name comes from the species of these plants named sararang in the Solomon Islands.

species of plant