Pandanaceae FAMILY
Pandanus antaresensis
Pandanus antaresensis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—
Species in this genus generally grow well in most moist, well-dained soils and a sunny position[1] Plants can produce seeds all year round[2]. The small seed is hard to extract from the thick shells - it is often cracked between two stones[2]. The prominent aerial stilt roots with their large spines make this species very difficult to climb - it is the only nut- or oil- bearing Pandanus in New Guinea that is harvested by simply collecting the fallen, ripened cephalia from the ground[2].
Propagation
Seed - can be slow to generate. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pandanus+antaresensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
- [2]Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource — Hyndman D.C. · 1984 · http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642 ↩︎
- [3]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 70 — Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis · 1983 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical journal. This edition includes an article on the arborescent Bauhinias of tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]Revision of the Genus Pandanus Stickman, Part 35 Additional Pandanus Species from New Guinea — St.John H. · 1973 ↩︎
- [5]Food Plants of Papua New Guinea — French. B.R. · Author. · 2006 ↩︎Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.