Swamp pandan
Pandanus solms-laubachii

Family: Pandanaceae

What it is like

A pandanus. It grows 6-10 m tall and can be 20 m tall. The crown is branched. The trunk is spiny. There are usually roots at the base. Plants are separately male or female. The leaves are 2 m long by 6-8 cm wide. There are spines along the edges. Flowering shoots are at the top. Male flowers hang down. The female flowers have 110-127 segments. The fruit is 30 cm long by 15-25 cm wide. There are 19-127 segments on each cone.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level. It grows in swamp forest and near creeks.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The nut is not particularly popular.

Edible parts

Nut

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Yakal

Synonyms

Pandanus citraceus H. St. John; Pananus kurandaensis H. St. John; Pandanus mossmanicus H. St. John; Pandanus multicarpelatus H. St. John; Pandanus papillosus H. St. John; Pandanus punctatus H. St. John; Pandanus radicifer H. St. John; Pandanus rivularis H. St. John; Pandanus yalna R. Tucker;