Pandanus livingstonianus Rendle

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Road to Buye Rotanda, lower Chimanimani

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Along road from Caia to Niacuadala

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Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa

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Along road from Munhinga to Quedas dam, Sussundenda District

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Mussapa pequeno near crossing of Chikukwa road, lower Chimanimani Mts

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Zomba Community

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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Synonyms:	Pandanus gasicus Huynh. Pandanus globulatus Huynh. Pandanus mosambicus Huynh. Pandanus petersii Warb. Pandanus serrimarginalis Huynh.
Common names:	Screw-pine (English)
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 and in swamps.
Altitude range:	Up to 900 m
Flowering time:	Oct
Worldwide distribution:	Worldwide: Mozambique and NE Zambia; probably also in D.R. Congo and Angola.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,GI,M
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Content last updated:	Thursday 26 December 2019
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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