Pandanus iwen

Botanical Description

Pandanus iwen is an evergreen tree growing around 8 metres tall. It has a trunk around 20 - 25cm in diameter with prop roots up to 200cm long. The sword-shaped leaves are around 155cm long and 11 - 12cm wide, arranged in clusters at the branch apices[ 1826 Title Pandanus from Ok Tedi Region, Papua New Guinea, Collected by Debra Donoghue Publication Economic Botany, 38(3), 1984 , pp. 304-313 Author Stone B.C. Publisher Year 1984 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible seeds, which are a highly esteemed food in New Guinea[ 1819 Title Ethnobotany of Wopkaimin Pandanus: Significant Papua New Guinea Plant Resource Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1984), pp. 287-303 Author Hyndman D.C. Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254642 Publisher Year 1984 ISBN Description ].