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Pandanus livingstonianus
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Thicket of Pandanus on rocky island; Kundabwika Falls; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Immature female inflorescence;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mature infructescence;
Ntumbachusi falls; Dec 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Pandanus gasicus Huynh. Pandanus globulatus Huynh. Pandanus mosambicus Huynh. Pandanus petersii Warb. Pandanus serrimarginalis Huynh. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small tree. Stem pale brown, supported by numerous stilt roots; stem and roots spiny. Young trees palm-like with a single terminal tuft of leaves, older trees shortly branched and pine-like with many terminal tufts. Leaves in 1-many terminal tufts of 3 spirally arranged ranks, long and linear strap-shaped, 1 m or more long, shiny bright green to dark olive-green, paler below; margin armed with backward-facing hooked prickles. Flowers unisexual; male flowers in branched, spikes, 15-20 cm long, creamy-white with conspicuous spathe-like bracts; female flowers greenish-cream in short compact spikes. Fruit small, fleshy in cone-like clusters up to 12 × 7cm. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | Five taxa described as species from Mozambique, are all reduced to synonyms of Pandanus livingstonianus by Beentje in Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 12, Part 2 (2009). Not cultivated, RD Status: Probably [VU] |
| Derivation of specific name: | livingstonianus: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873). |
| Habitat: | Along river banks and in swamps. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Worldwide: Mozambique and NE Zambia; probably also in D.R. Congo and Angola. |
| National distribution: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 23 September 2013 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. (2009). Pandanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 149 - 153. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 43. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 96. (Includes a picture). |
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