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{{Short description|Species of tree}} |
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|image = Pandanus senegalensis MS4080.jpg |
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|genus = Pandanus |
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|species = candelabrum |
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|authority = [[Palisot de Beauvois|P. Beauv.]] |
|authority = [[Palisot de Beauvois|P. Beauv.]] |
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*''Heterostigma heudelotianum'' <small>Gaudich.</small> |
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*''Pandanus barterianus'' <small>Rendle</small> |
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*''Pandanus heudelotianus'' <small>(Gaudich.) Balf.f.</small> |
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*''Pandanus kamerunensis'' <small>Warb.</small> |
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*''Pandanus kerstingii'' <small>Warb.</small> |
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*''Pandanus leonensis'' <small>H.L.Wendl.</small> nom. inval. |
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*''Pandanus togoensis'' <small>Warb.</small> |
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*''Pandanus umbellatus'' <small>Martelli</small> |
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*''Pandanus unwinii'' <small>Martelli</small> |
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|synonyms_ref =<ref>{{citation |
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|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-285805 |
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|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species |
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|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> |
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'''''Pandanus candelabrum''''', also known as the '''chandelier tree''' or '''candelabrum tree''',<ref>{{cite book | last = Gove | first = Philip Babcock | author-link = Philip Babcock Gove | title = Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language | publisher = G. & C. Merriam Co. | series = | volume = | edition = unabridged | date = 1981 | location = Springfield, Mass. | pages = 373 | language = English | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm =}}</ref> is a species of [[Pandanus|screw palm]] found in tropical Africa, notably [[Liberia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geologyin.com/2016/10/geologist-discovers-plant-that-only.html|title=Geologist Discovers Plant That Only Grows Near Diamonds|publisher=Geology IN|date=2016-10-13|accessdate=2020-05-01}}</ref> It only grows on [[kimberlite]] outcroppings, making it a potentially useful indicator for diamond [[Geobotanical prospecting|prospecting]] in a process called [[Geobotanical prospecting]].<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114130125/http://news.discovery.com/earth/plants/amazon-deforestation-could-cause-extreme-droughts-151113.htm|url=http://news.discovery.com/earth/plants/amazon-deforestation-could-cause-extreme-droughts-151113.htm|title=Amazon Deforestation Could Cause Extreme Droughts|work=Discovery News|date=14 November 2015|publisher=|archivedate=2015-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Haggerty |first1=Stephen E. |date=15 April 2015 |title=Discovery of a kimberlite pipe and recognition of a diagnostic botanical indicator in NW Liberia |url=http://econgeol.geoscienceworld.org/content/110/4/851 |journal=Economic Geology |volume=110 |issue=4 |pages=851–856 |bibcode=2015EcGeo.110..851H |doi=10.2113/econgeo.110.4.851 |access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> |
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'''''Pandanus candelabrum''''', the '''chandelier tree''', is a species of screw palm found in tropical Africa. It only grows on [[kimberlite]] outcroppings, making it a potentially useful indicator for diamond [[Geobotanical prospecting|prospecting]]. |
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[[Category:Pandanus|candelabrum]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 19 March 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Pandanus |
| Species: | P. candelabrum
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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[edit]
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 2 February 2016
- ^ Gove, Philip Babcock (1981). Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language (unabridged ed.). Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam Co. p. 373.
- ^ "Geologist Discovers Plant That Only Grows Near Diamonds". Geology IN. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Amazon Deforestation Could Cause Extreme Droughts". Discovery News. 14 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-14.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
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