DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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Which of the following is a correct scientific name?
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Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr.
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Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr.
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Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.)
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Arenga pinnata (Wurmb.) Merr.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sugar palm fruit is the seed of Aren fruit (Arenga pinnata) that contain galactomannan polysaccharides. Galactomannan is the polysaccharide that has analgesic activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kaong is sweet palm fruit, most notably used as an ingredient in haluhalo. It’s the fairly small jellybean-shaped nut or seed of the sugar palm tree, which of course grows in the Philippines.
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