Sararanga sinuosa Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Pandanales > Pandanaceae > Sararanga

Characteristics

A solitary tree pandanus. It grows 9-10 m tall. The stem is 67 cm across. It can be branched. The leaves are in rings arranged in 4 ranks. They are a long sword shape and 300 cm long by 9-11 cm wide. They taper to the tip. There are spines along the edges. The leaves are yellowish-green. There are spine on the main vein. The fruiting body is large and branched. It can weigh 15 kg. They are at the end of the branch and green. There can be 10 heads 150-250 cm long. There are 100 fruit in each head.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.67
Mature height (meter) 9.5 - 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the lowland tropical rainforest from sea level to 200 m above sea level. In PNG it occurs on Manus Island.
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Lowland tropical rainforest; at elevations from sea level to 200 metres
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Usage

Uses animal food food material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Sararanga sinuosa world distribution map, present in Solomon Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:671644-1
WFO ID wfo-0000739945
COL ID 79MCT
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Synonyms

Sararanga sinuosa