Pandanus utilis

Botanical Description

Pandanus utilis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 6 metres tall with a thick, densely spiralling crown and stilt roots. The plant is valued mainly for its leaves, which are used for thatch, woven into baskets, mats, bags, sacks etc. It also supplies a useful fibre plus an edible fruit and inflorescence. Often harvested from the wild, the plant is also often cultivated for its leaves, both within its native range and also in the Americas[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 454 Title Useful Fiber Plants of the World Publication Author Dodge C.R. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher USDA; Washington. Year 1897 ISBN Description A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is also cultivated as ornamental in gardens, where it is valued especially for its fragrant flowers[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].