Common Name: Anahua

General Information

Saribus merrillii is a solitary-stemmed evergreen palm with an unbranched trunk that can be up to 25 metres tall and 40cm in diameter; the trunk is topped by a globose crown of 40 - 50 fan-shaped leaves with petioles 90 - 200cm long and leaf blades 100 - 150cm wide[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Although Saribus merrillii has a large population it is facing a wide range of threats and almost 70,000 hectates of range were lost in the period from 2001 - 2018. The threats include both small-scale and large-scale forest degradation such as logging, industrial mining and agricultural land conversion. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Philippines (Luzon)

Habitat

Forests and thickets, usually forming groves along the dipterocarp (Shorea) forests and on the rocky limestone hills near the seashore; at elevations from 60 - 200 metres[].

Properties

Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	18.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The leaves are known to be used for thatching purposes, as well as raw material for raincoats-making[, ].

The outside of the trunk is very hard and can be used for purposes such as flooring and in bow-making[, ].

Propagation

Seed -

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