Post by Melanie on Feb 8, 2007 22:14:43 GMT 1
Pandanus conglomeratus
LOCATION: Mauritius
STATUS: Extinct
DESCRIPTION: A small tree, 12-15 ft high, with a slender trunk, semi-decumbent and sparingly branched. Leaves are 3-12 ft long, 2-5 in. broad, narrowed gradually to a point, pale green, with the midrib and edges armed with long white unequal ascending spines. Drupes are 1-11/2 in. long, slightly compressed.
LOCATION: Mauritius
STATUS: Extinct
DESCRIPTION: A small tree, 12-15 ft high, with a slender trunk, semi-decumbent and sparingly branched. Leaves are 3-12 ft long, 2-5 in. broad, narrowed gradually to a point, pale green, with the midrib and edges armed with long white unequal ascending spines. Drupes are 1-11/2 in. long, slightly compressed.
