| Pandanus drupaceus | |
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| Botanical illustration of the drupe of Pandanus drupaceus (left). | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Pandanus |
| Species: | P. drupaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandanus drupaceus Thouars | |
| Synonyms | |
Pandanus strigilis Carmich. ex Balf.f. Contents | |
Pandanus drupaceus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
A low-lying, spreading, freely-branching tree. Decumbent branches can lie along the ground and root to form new trees. There are only a few stilt-roots at the base of the trunk, and the pale grey bark is cracked and fissured.
It can easily be distinguished from related species by its rosettes of wide, flat, stiff, incurved leaves. These have reddish-orange marginal spines only near the tip of the leaf, and not near the leaf base. ( Pandanus rigidifolius is the only other local species of Pandanus to have rigid, incurved leaves but it is a smaller decumbent species and its leaves are smaller and replicate.)
The large (20–25 cm) fruit-head is held erect on a short peduncle. Each fruit-head is packed with 20-30 purple, flattened, angular drupes. [1] [2] [3]
It was endemic to Mauritius, where it was formerly common in the highlands. It still occurs in wet areas and marshes near Midlands and Plaine Champagne, but also dryer rocky outcrops.
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with some 578 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.
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. Common names in English include thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree and pandanus. The fruit is edible and sometimes known as hala fruit.
Pandanus utilis, the common screwpine is, despite its name, a monocot and not a pine. It is native to Madagascar and naturalised in Mauritius and the Seychelles.
The wildlife of Mauritius consists 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.
Pandanus microcarpus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
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 pyramidalis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Aloe purpurea is a species of Aloe endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, where it formerly occurred on dry rocky slopes and outcrops, the highland plateaus, and the forests of the west. It is part of a group of aloes which bear fleshy berries, and were therefore classed as a separate group, "Lomatophyllum". It is also one of only two Aloe species which naturally occur on Mauritius - both endemic and occurring nowhere else.
Pandanus vandermeeschii is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the coastal areas of Mauritius.
Pandanus iceryi ("Vacoas") is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus conglomeratus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius, but possibly extinct.
Pandanus rigidifolius is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus prostratus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus eydouxia is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus glaucocephalus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus barkleyi is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus incertus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus sphaeroides is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Benstonea monticola, commonly known as scrub breadfruit or urchin-fruited pandan, is a plant in the family Pandanaceae which is endemic to rainforested parts of north east Queensland, Australia.
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