What is "saribus"

Saribus is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to Southeast Asia and Papuasia. They are fan palms, the leaves with an armed petiole terminating in a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.

Livistona is closely related to the genus Saribus, and for a time Saribus was included in Livistona. Recent studies, however, have advocated separating the two groups.

Anáhaw ( Saribus rotundifolius) is the unofficial national leaf of the Philippines.