Pandanus candelabrum

Family: Pandanaceae

What it is like

A tree. It is a screw-pine. It grows 3-10 m high. It has stilt roots. The trunk is thorny. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The female flowers are white.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It is near the edges of forests in savannah. In Nigeria it is recorded as growing at 230 m and 1,360 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Gabon, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, West Africa

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It can be grown from seeds or aerial shoots.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Heterostigma heudelotianum Gaudich.; Pandanus barterianus Rendle; Pandanus heudelotianus (Gaudich.) Belf. f.; Pandanus kamerunensis Warb.; Pandanus kerstingii Warb.; Pandanus leonensis H. L. Wendl. [Invalid]; Pandanus togoensis Warb.; Pandanus umbellatus Martelli; Pandanus unwinii Martelli; Tuckeya candelabrum