Borneo palm that flowers underground listed as rare species

There are more than 140 species of palm in the genus Pinanga, most of which are small, erect palms that can be found along the forest understory. More than 100 of these species occur in Southeast Asia, and Borneo is the centre of their diversity. - Randi Agusti

LONDON (PA Media/dpa): Researchers have discovered a rare palm species found to flower underground.

Discovered by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG), Kew and partners, scientists have named the new-to-science species Pinanga subterranea, with its name coming from the Latin word for underground.