A look at the morphology, distribution, age, phylogeny and taxonomy of the family of plants known as Pandanaceae.
- http://basicbiology.net/biology/taxonomy/pandanaceae.php
3. Morphology
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Monocotyledon
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Trees, shrubs, climbers and epiphytes
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Non-commelinids (no UV fluorescence in their
cell walls)
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Adventitious roots
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Leaves are long and narrow
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Dioecious
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Evergreen
http://www.fossilflowers.org/imgs/sv22/r/Pandanaceae_Pandanus_tectorius_36025.html
4. Pandanaceae: Distribution
Paleotropical
• Central Africa and Madagascar
• South East Asia
• Northern Australia
• New Zealand
• South Pacific
http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/pandanalesweb.htm
Nadaf & Zanan, 2012
6. Age
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Estimates for the order Pandanales: ~119 - 130
mya
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Estimates for the Pandanaceae family: ~51 mya
Eon
Era
Period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale
7. Taxonomy
Order: Pandanales
Five families within Pandanales
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Velloziaceae– 7 genera
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Triuridaceae– 9(9) genera
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Stemonaceae– 4 genera
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Pandanaceae– 5 genera
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Cyclanthaceae– 12 genera