Pandanus lacuum

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Pandanus lacuum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:
P. lacuum
Binomial name
Pandanus lacuum
H. St. John

Pandanus lacuum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

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References

  1. Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. Pandanus lacuum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.