Pandanus nepalensis

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Pandanus nepalensis St. John, Bot. Mag. Tokyo 85: 254, f. 7-8 (1972). as per efi thread;

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Pandanus sp. (?) from Kamrup district, Assam:

Attached images are Pandanus sp. (?)Please ID for it.

Date : 21.12.2012

Location: Kamrup district

Family : Pandanaceae

Genus & species : Pandanus sp. (?)

Habitat: Grows wild on. roky area near the stream.

Habit : Herb

Leaf : Spine present on one side of the margin.

Flower : Not seen

In my opinion, it is Pandanus polycephalus

The species is belong to genus Pandanus Only.

Name of species is Pandanus nepalensis.

Why WCSP and Catalogue of Life give Pandanus nepalensis H.St.John as syn. of Pandanus furcatus Roxb.?

Actually that is mistake. Pandanus furcatus found only in southern India. And nepalensis in North eastern region.

Details you will get in Indian pandanaceae book.

References:

efi thread GBIF (High resolution specimens) High resolution specimen Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal WCSP Catalogue of Life

Indian Pandanaceae - an overview By Altafhusain Nadaf, Rahul Zanan (2013)

Sikkim Himalayan screw-pine, Pandanus nepalensis;a much neglected and underexplored NTFP

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