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This species is accepted, and its native range is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa.

[FWTA]

Pandanaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology General Habit
A tree 10-30 ft. high
Morphology Roots
Conspicuous stilt-roots
Morphology Trunk
Thorny trunk
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Female inflorescences whitish.
sex Female
Female inflorescences whitish.
Vernacular
Screw-pine.

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Pandanus candelabrum P.Beauv. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jan 1, 2013 Deighton, F.C. [2625], Sierra Leone K000781585 holotype
Jan 1, 2013 Harley, W.J. [834], Liberia K000435967 holotype
Jan 1, 2013 Morton, J.K. [1748], Sierra Leone K000435965 holotype
Jan 1, 2013 Lafferrère, M. [29], Mali K000435966 isotype
Jan 1, 2013 Aké Assi, L. [16847], Ivory Coast K000781587 holotype
Jan 1, 2013 Abbiw [s.n.], Ghana K000781586 holotype
Lafettere, M., Mali 7333.000
Bos, J.J. [4101], Cameroon K000781580 isotype
Jan 1, 1963 Barter, C. [s.n.], Sierra Leone Pandanus barterianus K000781809 holotype

First published in Fl. Oware 1: 37 (1805)

Accepted by

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • (1986). Flore du Gabon 28: 1-60. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.
  • Martelli, U. (1913). Enumerazione delle "Pandanaceae" Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 4: 5-105.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Berhaut, Fl. Sén. 187
  • F.T.A. 8: 132
  • P.leonensis Lodd. ex Wendl., Index Palm. 46 (1854), name only.
  • Fl. Oware 1: 37, tt. 21-22 (1805)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1968). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(1): 1-276.

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