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Type: Article
Published: 2011-12-23
Page range: 36–40
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Pandanus belepensis (Pandanaceae), a new species from the Belep Archipelago (New Caledonia)

Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, U.S.A. and Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève, ch. de l’Impératrice 1, 1292 Chambésy, Switzerland
IRD, UMR AMAP, Laboratoire de Botanique et d'Ecologie Végétale Appliquées, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre IRD, BPA5 - 98848 Nouméa cedex, Nouvelle-Calédonie Current address: IRD, UMR AMAP, TA A51/PS 2 - 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76107, U.S.A.
Monocots Pandanaceae New Caledonia

Abstract

A new species of Pandanus from the Belep Archipelago, northwestern New Caledonia, is described: Pandanus belepensis. This new species can be distinguished by the dimension of its leaves, the shape of its syncarp and drupe apex, and the arrangement of its stigmas. A description of the new species is provided, with illustrations, a discussion of its morphological affinities, and a conservation assessment based on the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.