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Pandanus livingstonianus
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Thicket of Pandanus on rocky island; Kundabwika Falls; Jul 2013.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Immature female inflorescence;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mature infructescence;
Ntumbachusi falls; Dec 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Pandanus gasicus Huynh. Pandanus globulatus Huynh. Pandanus mosambicus Huynh. Pandanus petersii Warb. Pandanus serrimarginalis Huynh. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree 3-20 m. high, solitary or clumped. Leaves on short lateral branches, spiral, in three ranks. Male flowers in densely branched spiciform inflorescences. Female flowers in solitary heads, the peduncle initially erect, curved through 180o so that the mature inflorescence hangs vertically. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | Five taxa described as species from Mozambique, are all reduced to synonyms of Pandanus livingstonianus by Beentje in Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 12, Part 2 (2009). Not cultivated, RD Status: Probably [VU] |
| Derivation of specific name: | livingstonianus: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873). |
| Habitat: | Along river banks and in swamps. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Worldwide: Mozambique and NE Zambia; probably also in D.R. Congo and Angola. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 23 September 2013 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. (2009). Pandanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 149 - 153. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 43. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 96. (Includes a picture). |
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