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Pandanaceae FAMILY

Pandanus conoideus

Pandanus conoideus

Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
3/5

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] Often cultivated in lowland New Guinea, and traded at local markets, several cultivated forms have arisen. Cultivated forms are readily distinguised from wild forms by their considerably longer cephalia (cones of fruits) The fruiting bodies of wild forms of this species are often attacked by burrowing insects, though as of 2008 there are no reports of cultivated forms being attacked[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.

Propagation

Seed - best pre-soaked for 24 hours prior to sowing[3]. Cuttings from the top section of a branch usually root well when planted in a moist, fertile, well-drained soil[4]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pandanus+conoideus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [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. [2]The Pandan flora of Foja-Mamberamo Game Reserve and Baliem Valley, Papua-Indonesia — Keim A.P. · 2012 ↩︎
  3. [3]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  4. [4]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.
  5. [5]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
  6. [6]Pandanaceae of the island of Yapen, Papua (West new Guinea), Indonesia, with their nomenclature and notes on the red — Keim A.P. · 2009 · http://10.3767/000651909X476247 ↩︎
  7. [7]Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource — Hyndman D.C. · 1984 · http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642 ↩︎
  8. [8]CosIng — http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/ ↩︎CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.