Pandanus kaernbachii
Warb.
Pandanaceae
Pandanus scabribracteatus Martelli
Common Name:
General Information
Pandanus kaernbachii is a spiny evergreen tree growing around 10 metres tall. The stem is branched, with the sword-shaped leaves arranged in rosettes at the tips of branches. The trunk has prop roots around 2 - 5 metres high[
1814- Title
- Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red
- Publication
- Blumea 54, 2009: 255-266
- Author
- Keim A.P.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651909X476247
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
574- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 20
- Publication
-
- Author
- Rehder A. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University
- Year
- 1939
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes a treatment of the Papuasian Freycinetia. It can be downloded from the Internet.
,
1814- Title
- Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red
- Publication
- Blumea 54, 2009: 255-266
- Author
- Keim A.P.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651909X476247
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia from Maluku eastwards to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Habitat
Coastal and freshwater swamp[
1814- Title
- Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red
- Publication
- Blumea 54, 2009: 255-266
- Author
- Keim A.P.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651909X476247
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. Abundant in the substage of flood-plain rain-forests[
574- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 20
- Publication
-
- Author
- Rehder A. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University
- Year
- 1939
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes a treatment of the Papuasian Freycinetia. It can be downloded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
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.
]. Most coastal species are very tolerant of wind and also tolerant of salinity.
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seeds are required.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The leaves are used for weaving into mats[
1814- Title
- Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red
- Publication
- Blumea 54, 2009: 255-266
- Author
- Keim A.P.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651909X476247
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
]. The leaves are sword-shaped, around 250 - 250cm long and 9 - 11cm wide[
1814- Title
- Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red
- Publication
- Blumea 54, 2009: 255-266
- Author
- Keim A.P.
- Website
- http://10.3767/000651909X476247
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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