Pandanus montanus

Pandanus montanus
Small specimen in cultivation at the Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Pandanales
Family:Pandanaceae
Genus:Pandanus
Species: P. montanus
Binomial name
Pandanus montanus
Bory.

Pandanus montanus ("Baquois redresse") is a species of monocots in the genus Pandanus, endemic to Réunion in wet forest and swamp at an elevation of 400–1700 meters.

Description

It is a small, slender tree of 3–5 m in height. Its fruit-head is initially held up erectly, but droops down and becomes dark red when ripe. Each fruit head is packed with red, dome-shaped drupes.

Synonyms

  • Pandanus borbonicus Huynh
  • Pandanus erigens Thouars
  • Pandanus gaudichaudii Martelli
  • Sussea conoidea Gaudich.
  • Sussea microcarpa Gaudich.

References

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