Pandanus candelabrum

Pandanus candelabrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Pandanaceae
Genus:	Pandanus
Species:	P. candelabrum
Binomial name
Pandanus candelabrum P. Beauv.
Synonyms [1]
Heterostigma heudelotianumGaudich. Pandanus barterianusRendle Pandanus heudelotianus(Gaudich.) Balf.f. Pandanus kamerunensisWarb. Pandanus kerstingiiWarb. Pandanus leonensisH.L.Wendl. nom. inval. Pandanus togoensisWarb. Pandanus umbellatusMartelli Pandanus unwiniiMartelli

Pandanus candelabrum, also known as the chandelier tree or candelabrum tree, ^[2] is a species of screw palm found in tropical Africa, notably Liberia. ^[3] It only grows on kimberlite outcroppings, making it a potentially useful indicator for diamond prospecting in a process called Geobotanical prospecting. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved 2 February 2016
2. Gove, Philip Babcock (1981). Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language (unabridged ed.). Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam Co. p. 373.
3. "Geologist Discovers Plant That Only Grows Near Diamonds". Geology IN. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
4. "Amazon Deforestation Could Cause Extreme Droughts". Discovery News. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-14.
5. Haggerty, Stephen E. (15 April 2015). "Discovery of a kimberlite pipe and recognition of a diagnostic botanical indicator in NW Liberia" . Economic Geology. 110 (4): 851–856. Bibcode:2015EcGeo.110..851H. doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.4.851 . Retrieved 16 July 2017.

External links

• Media related to Pandanus candelabrum at Wikimedia Commons