Pandanus candelabrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:
P. candelabrum
Binomial name
Pandanus candelabrum
Synonyms[1]
  • Heterostigma heudelotianum Gaudich.
  • Pandanus barterianus Rendle
  • Pandanus heudelotianus (Gaudich.) Balf.f.
  • Pandanus kamerunensis Warb.
  • Pandanus kerstingii Warb.
  • Pandanus leonensis H.L.Wendl. nom. inval.
  • Pandanus togoensis Warb.
  • Pandanus umbellatus Martelli
  • Pandanus unwinii Martelli

Pandanus candelabrum, also known as the chandelier tree or candelabrum tree,[2] is a species of screw palm found in tropical Africa, notably Liberia.[3] It only grows on kimberlite outcroppings, making it a potentially useful indicator for diamond prospecting in a process called Geobotanical prospecting.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 2 February 2016
  2. ^ Gove, Philip Babcock (1981). Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language (unabridged ed.). Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam Co. p. 373.
  3. ^ "Geologist Discovers Plant That Only Grows Near Diamonds". Geology IN. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. ^ "Amazon Deforestation Could Cause Extreme Droughts". Discovery News. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-14.
  5. ^ Haggerty, Stephen E. (15 April 2015). "Discovery of a kimberlite pipe and recognition of a diagnostic botanical indicator in NW Liberia". Economic Geology. 110 (4): 851–856. Bibcode:2015EcGeo.110..851H. doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.4.851. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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