Pandanaceae
Pandanus

Pandanus polycephalus Lam.

First published in Encycl. 1: 372 (1785)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to Caroline Islands. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. in Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R. C. (1968). Flora of Java 3: 1-761. N.V.P. Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Keim, A.P. (2009). Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West New Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the rediscovery of Sararanga sinuosa, and several new species and records. Blumea 54: 255-266.
  • Martelli, U. (1913). Enumerazione delle "Pandanaceae". Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 4: 5-105.
  • Takeuchi, W. (2005). Floristic notes from a holocene successional environment in Papuasia. Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 95-116.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Keim, A.P. (2009). Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West New Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the rediscovery of Sararanga sinuosa, and several new species and records. Blumea 54: 255-266.
  • Martelli, U. (1913). Enumerazione delle "Pandanaceae". Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 4: 5-105.
  • Takeuchi, W. (2005). Floristic notes from a holocene successional environment in Papuasia. Harvard Papers in Botany 10: 95-116.
  • Warburg, O. (1900). Pandanaceae. Das Pflanzenreich, IV, 9: 1-97. Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP2197] Solomon Islands K001382349 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8588] Burma K001125923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8588] Burma K001125924 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000697925 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 St.John, H. [26576] Madagascar Pandanus freycinetioides K000781571 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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