Pandanus joskei Horne ex Balf.f. belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pandanus joskei, M. Callmander 963--Fiji. Area of Monasavu Dam I. 9 Feb 2011. 490 (62).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Pandanus
Specific Epithet
joskei
Authorship
Horne ex Balf.f.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 21.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.9
Global rank
#4,956 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
21%
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 monocaule de 2 à 5 m, 20 cm de diam.; nombreuses protubérances sur le tronc; feuille à base rosée; inflorescence mâle dans la partie apicale du stipe ou à l'aiselle des feuilles, pendante; nombreuses bractées très coriaces, brunâtre dans la moitié supérieure, blanche à la base, caniculée, sous-tendant une courte inflorescence, c. 3 cm de longueur et 3 cm de largueur; étamines arrangées sur un disque.
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
Tree 4 to 7 m, monocaul; crown of large leaves at apex; fruit borne on trunk, just below the leaves; numerous coriaceous bracts, brownish; Stigma 1, sub-horizontal.
