''Pandanus montanus'' ("Baquois redresse") is a
species
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of
monocot
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s in the
genus
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Pandanus
''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names ...
'', endemic to
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
in wet forest and swamp at an elevation of 400–1700 meters.
Description
It is a small, slender tree of 3–5 m in height. Its fruit-head is initially held up erectly, but droops down and becomes dark red when ripe. Each fruit head is packed with red, dome-shaped drupes.
File:Pandanus montanus fruit.JPG, Fruit-head, born erect until it is ripe.
File:Pandanus montanus fruit2.JPG, Fruit-head detail of the reddish ripe drupes.
File:Pandanus montanus habit (cropped).JPG, Adult specimen in habitat
Synonyms
* ''Pandanus borbonicus'' Huynh
* ''Pandanus erigens'' Thouars
* ''Pandanus gaudichaudii'' Martelli
* ''Sussea conoidea'' Gaudich.
* ''Sussea microcarpa'' Gaudich.
References
Cirad (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement) entry
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montanus
Endemic flora of Réunion