Pandanus pugnax B.C.Stone belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pandanus pugnax, Callmander 1035--Malaysia, Sabah. Meliau Range. Ulu Tongod For. Res. 8 Apr 2012. DSC07780 (17).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Pandanus
Specific Epithet
pugnax
Authorship
B.C.Stone
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#21,054 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah
5.320222, 115.660917
Location Remarks
Sepilok Forest Reserve. Bird Trail. Mixed dipterocarp forest. 33 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Miun, J. Jumian, Nur Adillah binti Mohd
Notes
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.
