Pandanus leram
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Pandanus |
| Species: | P. leram
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| Binomial name | |
| Pandanus leram | |
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Pandanus leram is a pandan or screw pine, belonging to the family Pandanaceae. It is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands south of Myanmar, and the southern coasts of Sumatra and western Java, in Indonesia.[2]
The tree grows up to 21 m (69 ft) in height (exceeded only by Pandanus julienettei and Pandanus antaresensis, both of New Guinea). The linear leaves are up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and 12.5 cm (4.9 in) in width (exceeded only by Pandanus laxespicatus).[3]
The fruit, termed a "syncardium", (a type of multiple fruit) weighs 14–18 kg (31–40 lb) and be up to thirty inches (75 centimeters) in length..[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pandanus leram". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Lim, T. K. (2012). Edible Medicinal ad Non-Medicinal Plants. Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-4052-5.
- ^ Hooker, Sir Joseph D. (1894). Flora of British India. Vol. 6. London: L. Reeve & Co. pp. 495–452.
- ^ Brandis, Dietrich (1971). Indian Trees. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 659.
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