''Pandanus candelabrum'', also known as the chandelier tree, is a species of
screw palm found in tropical Africa, notably
Liberia. It only grows on
kimberlite
Kimberlite is an igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite. It is most commonly known to be the main host matrix for diamonds. It is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa, where the discovery of an diamond called the Star of S ...
outcroppings, making it a potentially useful indicator for diamond
prospecting
Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (followed by exploration) of a territory. It is the search for minerals, fossils, precious metals, or mineral specimens. It is also known as fossicking.
Traditionally prospecting rel ...
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candelabrum
Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois
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