Pandanus

  • Filed As

    Pandanaceae
    Pandanus

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 60 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Mount Nahnalaud.

  • Habitat

    Dwarf cloud forest.

  • Description

    Tree, height 5m, dbh 7cm. Adventitious roots formed thicket with those of neighbouring Deipw trees. Cut roots ooze viscous, slimy, orange sap that has no scent. No orange sap seen when trunk cut. Roots have spines c. 1.5mm long. On larger roots, spines are arranged in vertical rows. Leaves clustered at ends of branches and are inserted in anticlockwise spiral. Leaves 1m by 5cm and pleated longitudinally to give an 'M' in transverse section.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194744

    Occurrence ID: 4a112a78-c435-47a6-a3e3-cb4ab14655d3

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. xi, 585.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Pandanales

  • Family

    Pandanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Pandanus

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Mount Nahnalaud

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8722, 158.226

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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