Pandanaceae FAMILY

Pandanus polycephalus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pandanus polycephalus is a spiny, evergreen, clump-forming shrub or small tree growing around 2 - 5 metres tall with a branched stem and slender prop roots. Rosettes of sword-shaped leaves are produced at the ends of each branch[ 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 food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea to the Solomon and Caroline Islands in the Pacific.

HabitatBeaches[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. Thickets near the seashore[ 465 Title An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants Publication Author Merrill E.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Science, Manila. Year 1925 ISBN Description Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant. ].