Pandanus whitmeeanus
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Samoan pandanus
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPandanus whitmeeanus, commonly known as the Samoan pandanus, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) believed to be native to Vanuatu. It has been introduced to Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and the Hoorn Islands by Austronesian voyagers. It is also known in Samoan and Tongan as ‘ara ‘āmoa or paogo.
Description
A screwpine tree. It grows 8 m tall. The trunk can be 20 cm across. The leaves are 2 m long. The fruit are nearly round and 21 cm long by 22 cm wide. They are red.
Edible Uses
The leaves are woven into mats, baskets, and other handicrafts. The fruits are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Cook Island, Fiji, New Caledonia, Pacific, Rotuma, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Also Known As
Paogo
References (4)
- Cook Islands Biodiversity & Natural Heritage. The Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Parham, B. E. V., 1972, Plants of Samoa. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Information Series. No. 85 p 92
- Wikipedia
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 61
