Pandanus livingstonianus Rendle

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Road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani, Mozambique.

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Synonyms:	Pandanus gasicus Huynh. Pandanus globulatus Huynh. Pandanus mosambicus Huynh. Pandanus petersii Warb. Pandanus serrimarginalis Huynh.
Common names:	Screw-pine (E)
Frequency:	Locally common
Status:	Native
Description:	Small tree. Stem pale brown, supported by numerous stilt roots; stem and roots spiny. Young trees palm-like with a single terminal tuft of leaves, older trees shortly branched and pine-like with many terminal tufts. Leaves in 1-many terminal tufts of 3 spirally arranged ranks, long and linear strap-shaped, 1 m or more long, shiny bright green to dark olive-green, paler below; margin armed with backward-facing hooked prickles. Flowers unisexual; male flowers in branched, spikes, 15-20 cm long, creamy-white with conspicuous spathe-like bracts; female flowers greenish-cream in short compact spikes. Fruit small, fleshy in cone-like clusters up to 12 × 7cm.
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Derivation of specific name:	livingstonianus: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873).
Habitat:	Along river banks.
Altitude range:	Up to 900 m
Flowering time:	Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Southeastern DRC, Zambia and Mozambique.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,GI,M
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Content last updated:	Saturday 11 July 2009
Literature:	Beentje, H.J. (2009). Pandanaceae FZ 12(2) Pages 149 - 153. (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).

Other sources of information about Pandanus livingstonianus:

African Plant Database: Pandanus livingstonianus
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pandanus livingstonianus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pandanus livingstonianus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pandanus livingstonianus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pandanus livingstonianus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pandanus livingstonianus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pandanus livingstonianus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pandanus livingstonianus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Pandanus livingstonianus
Tropicos: Pandanus livingstonianus
West African Plants database: Pandanus livingstonianus