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]
pandanus, leram, pandan, screw, pine, belonging, family, pandanaceae, native, andaman, islands, nicobar, islands, south, myanmar, southern, coasts, sumatra, western, java, indonesia, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, an. 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 Pandanus leram Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Pandanales Family Pandanaceae Genus Pandanus Species P leram Binomial name Pandanus leramJones ex R Millar 1 Synonyms 1 Pandanus millore Roxb Pandanus andamanensium KurzPandanus indicus Gaudich Warb Pandanus leram Jones nom provis Pandanus mellori Boden KlossRoussinia indica Gaudich 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 amp Co pp 495 452 Brandis Dietrich 1971 Indian Trees Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh p 659 nbsp This Pandanales related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pandanus leram amp oldid 1199899596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
