Pandanus candelabrum P.Beauv.

Species

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Pandanaceae > Pandanus

Characteristics

A tree. It is a screw-pine. It grows 3-10 m high. It has stilt roots. The trunk is thorny. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The female flowers are white.
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Female inflorescences whitish.
Conspicuous stilt-roots
A tree 10-30 ft. high
Thorny trunk
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 3.05 - 9.14
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Environment

Gallery forests, usually along the sides of rivers and sometimes growing in the water. The trees can form almost impenetrable thickets at the edge of the more sluggishly flowing rivers which often impede navigation and have to be cut away.
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It is a tropical plant. It is near the edges of forests in savannah. In Nigeria it is recorded as growing at 230 m and 1,360 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber food fuel gene source material medicinal timber
Edible fruits leaves seeds
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds or aerial shoots.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Habit

Pandanus candelabrum habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Pandanus candelabrum world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Cabo Verde, Gabon, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Pandanus candelabrum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670807-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727580
COL ID 6TLD6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pandanus unwinii Pandanus togoensis Pandanus candelabrum Pandanus kamerunensis Pandanus problematicus Pandanus barterianus Pandanus leonensis Pandanus kerstingii Pandanus heudelotianus Pandanus umbellatus Pandanus unwinii Heterostigma heudelotianum Pandanus umbellatus