Callmander, M 1035

Pandanus pugnax B.C.Stone

April 7, 2012

Malaysia

This occurrence of Pandanus pugnax B.C.Stone (Callmander, M 1035) was collected on April 7, 2012 in Malaysia. Flora of the World includes 35 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Pandanus pugnax, Callmander 1035--Malaysia, Sabah. Meliau Range. Ulu Tongod For. Res. 8 Apr 2012. DSC07780 (17).JPG

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Record Number

Callmander, M 1035

Collection Date

April 7, 2012 · Malaysia

Collectors

Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Miun, J. Jumian, Nur Adillah binti Mohd

Remarks

Sub-acaulescent Pandan with one clump of long leaves (c. 3.5 m in length), sometimes short trunk, 10-15 cm with proproots, stem 2.5 cm in diam. Leaves glaucous, somehow blue on the dorsal side; prickles on midvein yellow, retrose. Infrutescence on a very long peduncle, c. 1.3 x 85 cm, straight. Fruit a syncarp, bright red when ripped, fleshy, oblong, 4.5 x 10 cm; drupe 0.8 x 1.3 with a flat apex; stigma horizontal, reniform, c. 1mm wide.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Pandanales

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Pandanus

Specific Epithet

pugnax

Authorship

B.C.Stone

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 13.0

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

EDGE Watch

Threat status

Near Threatened

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.6

Global rank

#21,054 of 335,497

Top 7%

Extinction probability

13%