Pandanus_spathulatus

<i>Pandanus spathulatus</i>

Pandanus spathulatus

Species of flowering plant

Pandanus spathulatus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius but possibly extinct in the wild.

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Description

Leaf detail

This species is distinguished by its fruit-heads, each of which is packed with 2-3-locular drupes that are 6–7 cm x 4–5 cm in size. The exposed portions of the drupes are pyramid-shaped and have flat stigmas at their tips.

Habitat

It is endemic to Mauritius, where it was once widespread. Its habitat is now largely destroyed.[1]

References

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    Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 20 December 2017. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.


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