Pandanus livingstonianus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Buye Rotanda, lower Chimanimani
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Road to Buye Rotanda, lower Chimanimani
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Along road from Caia to Niacuadala
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Along road from Munhinga to Quedas dam, Sussundenda District
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Mussapa pequeno near crossing of Chikukwa road, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
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. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | livingstonianus: named after the legendary Scottish explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873). |
| Habitat: | Along river banks and in swamps. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 900 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, northeastern Zambia and D.R. Congo; probably also in Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 26 December 2019 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. (2009). Pandanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 149 - 153. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. (2016). Pandanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 9 - 11. (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). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 306 - 307. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 126. |
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