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Useful Tropical Plants

Pandanus foveolatus

Kaneh.

Pandanaceae

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General Information

Pandanus foveolatus is an evergreen tree that can grow around 15 - 20 metres tall. The trunk is around 20cm in diameter, with prop roots around 5 - 6 metres long. The long, sword-shaped leaves are around 150cm long and 5 - 7cm wide, arranged in clusters near the ends of the branches[
1824
Title
The Kanehira-Hatusima 1940 Collection of New Guinea Plants. II
Publication
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 55: 295-306 (1941).
Author
Kanehira R.
Publisher
 
Year
1941
ISBN
 
Description
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

1824
Title
The Kanehira-Hatusima 1940 Collection of New Guinea Plants. II
Publication
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 55: 295-306 (1941).
Author
Kanehira R.
Publisher
 
Year
1941
ISBN
 
Description
 

Range

Australasia - New Guinea

Habitat

Near streams in densely forested valleys; at elevations around 600 - 700 metres[
1824
Title
The Kanehira-Hatusima 1940 Collection of New Guinea Plants. II
Publication
Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 55: 295-306 (1941).
Author
Kanehira R.
Publisher
 
Year
1941
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height17.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Species in this genus generally grow well in most moist, well-dained soils and a sunny position[
974
Title
Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
Publication
 
Author
Ahmed Fayaz
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
Year
2011
ISBN
978-1-55407-489
Description
A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
]
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Although we have seen no specific records for this species, the leaves of most members of this genus are used locally for weaving a range of items such as mats, bags and baskets. The leaves, which are usually tough and fibrous, are long, narrow and sword-shaped and can easily be split into strips for weaving[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

Wood[
1819
Title
Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource
Publication
Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1984), pp. 287-303
Author
Hyndman D.C.
Website
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642
Publisher
 
Year
1984
ISBN
 
Description
 
]. The prop roots are split and lashed tightly together to make house walls[
1819
Title
Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource
Publication
Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1984), pp. 287-303
Author
Hyndman D.C.
Website
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642
Publisher
 
Year
1984
ISBN
 
Description
 
]. The trunk is split open and cored, then the trunk rind is flattened to make house floors and inner walls[
1819
Title
Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource
Publication
Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1984), pp. 287-303
Author
Hyndman D.C.
Website
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642
Publisher
 
Year
1984
ISBN
 
Description
 
].

Propagation

Seed -
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