Pandanus conglomeratus
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| Botanical illustration of the multiple fruit-heads of Pandanus conglomeratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Pandanus |
| Species: | †P. conglomeratus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pandanus conglomeratus | |
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Pandanus reflexus (de Vriese) K.Koch | |
Pandanus conglomeratus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius, but possibly extinct.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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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- ^ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/c0a669778d63929b15e4dca6b507a3f0 Pandanus conglomeratus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Strahm, W.A. 1993. The conservation and restoration of the flora of Mauritius and Rodrigues. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis (2 vols.), Reading University, UK.
- ^ Vaughan, R.E. and Wiehe, P.O. 1953. Flore des Mascareignes, Genus Pandanus. The Sugar Industry Research Institute, Mauritius, ORSTOM, Paris and RBG, Kew.
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