Characteristics
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.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
dioecy
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
5.0 - 10.0
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| Mature height (meter) |
8.0 - 15.0
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| Root system |
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
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| Root diameter (meter) |
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
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| Fruit color |
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| Fruiting months |
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| Nitrogen fixer |
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 500 m above sea level. It grows in swamp forest and near creeks.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Soil nutriment |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
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| Germination luminosity |
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| Germination treatment |
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
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| Size |
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| Vigor |
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| Productivity |
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