Pandanaceae FAMILY
Pandanus krauelianus
Pandanus krauelianus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pandanus krauelianus is a spiny, evergreen tree or shrub with a slender, branched stem that has prop roots around 50cm tall. Rosettes of long, sword-shaped leaves are formed at the ends of each branch. The plant sometimes suckers and grows in clusters[ 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 tree is often harvested from the wild for its fibre and edible fruit, which are used locally. The fruits are sometimes traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Papua New Guinea to northern Australia and the Solomon Islands.
HabitatAlong rivers in mountainous areas[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Mangrove, lowland swampy forests up to sub-montane forests; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[ 1815 Title The Pandan flora of Foja-Mamberamo Game Reserve and Baliem Valley, Papua-Indonesia Publication Reinwardtia 13 (3): 271-297 Author Keim A.P. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]