Pandanus iceryi

Pandanus iceryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species: P. iceryi
Binomial name
Pandanus iceryi
Vaughan & Wiehe

Pandanus iceryi is a species of plant in the Pandanaceae family.[1] It is endemic to Mauritius.

Juvenile plant in cultivation at Monvert Nature Park

It grows as a tall, sparsely-leaved tree and its natural habitat is dense forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and only a few individual plants remain.

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