QuickCheck: Did researchers discover a rare underground flowering palm 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

Throughout education, the Areca nut (Buah Pinang) has been commonly associated with a few Malay proverbs that Malaysians know. While most of us assumed this fruit grew on trees, is it true that researchers had found a new rare species of pinang that grows flowers and fruits underground in Borneo?

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