Yalna pandan
Pandanus yalna
Family: Pandanaceae
What it is like
A medium sized tree. It grows 10-20 m high and spreads 5-10 m wide. It has few branches. The trunk is 8 m high and 100 cm across. It has prop roots. The leaves are 2-3 m long by 6-10 cm wide. They are strap shaped and mid green. There are spines on the midrib and edges. The male flowering stalk is branched and 15-35 cm long. It hangs down. The male spikes are 8-12 cm long. They are white and have white bracts underneath them. These can be 175 cm long. The female flowering stalks are unbranched. They have white bracts underneath them. The fruiting head is 18-25 cm long by 18-21 cm wide. It ripens to orange-yellow. There are 10-30 seeds in each of the fingers. The seeds are 2.2 cm long by 0.1 cm wide.
There are about 600 Pandanus species. They grow in the tropics.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist to wet sites. It can be in water 1.5 m deep. They form stolons or runners when growing in water.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Leaves, fruit, seeds
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed or runners or stolons which develop roots.