Pandanus aldabraensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Pandanaceae |
Genus: | Pandanus |
Species: | P. aldabraensis |
Binomial name | |
Pandanus aldabraensis | |
Pandanus aldabraensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names include pandan, screw palm, and screw pine. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.
The wildlife of Mauritius is composed of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar. Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world. Many of these are now threatened with extinction because of human activities including habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species. Some have already become extinct, most famously the dodo which disappeared in the 17th century.
Phoenicophorium, the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is Phoenicophorium borsigianum.
Pandanus balfourii, also known as Vakwa bordmer, is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus decipiens is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Pandanus gabonensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon.
Pandanus halleorum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Vanuatu.
Pandanus hornei is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of several Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus joskei is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pandanus multispicatus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of several Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus palustris is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius. It was once common in marshes and in the wetter highlands of Mauritius, but is now threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus papenooensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pandanus parvicentralis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon.
Pandanus petersii is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique; its habitat ranges from Namacurra to Quelimane and the Zambezi Delta. Typical features of its habitat are woodland remnants in swampy or wetland places. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus sechellarum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is one of five species of Pandanus that are endemic to Seychelles.
Pandanus taveuniensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pandanus temehaniensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to French Polynesia.
Pandanus teuszii is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon.
Pandanus thomensis is a species of trees in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island.
The tiger chameleon, also known as the Seychelles tiger chameleon, is the only species in the resurrected genus Archaius. Initially placed into Chamaeleo, it was for some time moved to the genus Calumma by some. It is an endangered species of chameleon, found only on the Seychelles islands of Mahé, Silhouette and Praslin.