Pandanaceae

Description

900 spp.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

Growing form

Woody trees, shrubs or lianas, often branching.

Leaf

Leaves: spirally in three rows; scars clearly visible on stem; entire and linear; margin serrate-spiny; base sheathing

Flower

Inflorescence a thick spadix. Dioecious. Flower: no perianth; many stamens, sometimes staminodes in female flower; ovary superior

Fruit and seed

Fruit a cone-like berry or drupe

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

A total of observations in Finland ?
squares
Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Pandanaceae
Author
R. Br.
Vernacular names
  • palmiokasvit (Finnish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986372
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
jsonrdf+xmlskos (dwc)