Pandanus purpurascens

Pandanus purpurascens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pandanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species: Pandanus purpurascens

Name

Pandanus purpurascens Thouars, 1808

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Vinsonia purpurascens (Thouars) Gaudich. in Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 17 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Dorystigma mauritianum Gaudich. in Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 13 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Pandanus mauritianus Warb. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 9: 58 (1900), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Mascareñas Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit, (1808) . Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1(11): 3

Additional references

• Bosser, J. & Guého, J. (2003). Flore des Mascareignes 190: 1-52. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pandanus purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 January 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 07. Published online. Accessed: January 2025.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pandanus purpurascens. Accessed: 07 January 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2024. 07. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2025 2024.

Vernacular names

français: Vacoa des Hauts