Pandanus vitiensis Martelli belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pandanus vitiensis, S. Buerki 173--Fiji. Nadarivatu Nature Reserve. 10 Feb 2011. 026 (179).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Pandanus
Specific Epithet
vitiensis
Authorship
Martelli
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#57,507 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
23%
Location
Fiji, Viti Levu
-17.720278, 178.033611
Location Remarks
Monasavu Rd., 3.5 km past Monasavu Dam access rd., along road toward Tavua. Humid forest. 960 m elev.
Collectors
Marika Tuiwawa, F. Tuiwawa, Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbre 5 m, 10 cm de diam; feuilles courtes (< 1 m), verte claire; fruit pendant, pédoncule 30 cm de longueur, 3 cm de diam. à l'apex; syncarpe sub-sphérique, 12 x 13 cm; drupe à pielus rosé, tronqué.
