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Pandanus ysabelensis

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Pandanaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

Pandanus ysabelensis is a tropical screwpine in the Pandanaceae family, one of approximately 600 Pandanus species found throughout the tropics.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Pacific, Solomon Islands,

Notes

There are about 600 Pandanus species. They grow in the tropics.

Synonyms

Possibly now Pandanus compressus

References (2)

  • French, B.R., 2010, Food Plants of Solomon Islands. A Compendium. Food Plants International Inc. p 182
  • Walter, A. & Sam C., 2002, Fruits of Oceania. ACIAR Monograph No. 85. Canberra. p 218 (As Pandanus ysabelensis)

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