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Pandanus conglomeratus

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Pandanus conglomeratus
Botanical illustration of the multiple fruit-heads of Pandanus conglomeratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:
P. conglomeratus
Binomial name
Pandanus conglomeratus
Synonyms

Pandanus reflexus (de Vriese) K.Koch

Pandanus conglomeratus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius, but possibly extinct.

Description

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A short (4-5m), sparsely-branched tree. The sharp, pale green leaves are armed with large, white, erect spines.

This species can be distinguished by its oblong fruit-heads, several of which appear together on a pendulous peduncle. It is the only species of Mauritius to have more than one fruit-head on the same stalk.

Distribution

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It was endemic to Mauritius, where it was formerly common in the damper parts of the highlands. It was recently recorded from near Midlands (Riviere Eau Bleue), Fressanges and Beau-Bassin. However it now appears to be extinct.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/c0a669778d63929b15e4dca6b507a3f0 Pandanus conglomeratus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ Vaughan RE, Wiehe PO (1953) The genus Pandanus in the Mascarene Islands. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 55(356): 1-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1953.tb00001.x.
  3. ^ Strahm, W.A. 1993. The conservation and restoration of the flora of Mauritius and Rodrigues. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis (2 vols.), Reading University, UK.
  4. ^ Vaughan, R.E. and Wiehe, P.O. 1953. Flore des Mascareignes, Genus Pandanus. The Sugar Industry Research Institute, Mauritius, ORSTOM, Paris and RBG, Kew.