Pandanus julianettii Martelli

Specimen

Fruits / graines

MNHN-P-P00867722

Sector

OCE (Oceania)

Taxonomy

Family

Pandanaceae

Genus

Pandanus

Species

Pandanus julianettii

Name

Pandanus julianettii Martelli

Origin

Country label

Australia New Guinea

Country ISO (code)

Papua New Guinea (pg)

County

Kainantu

Also much planted and cultived, these trees privately owned.

Verbatim locality

Weka, 3 miles N. of Nondugl, at edge of forest, 5800 ft alt.

Collector's name

H. St John

Collector's number

26213

Collection date

1958-1-14

Altitude

5800

Description

Tree 8 m. x 15 cm.; prop roots 2 -3 m long, fruit cooked in ground over, the core eaten, the seeds eaten or can be stored for a year, leaves used for thatch roof, walls, mats, baskets, rain capes. The wild trees in the bush called ''amokeba''.

Determination