Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.162617 146.841967
Elevation:
1777 meters
(5829ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 6.07 m in height, DBH 8.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 2.62 m, crown height 3.45 m, crown width 2.86 m; foliage 2 kg mature wet mass; outer bark with lenticels; fissures broad; bark brown, light brown; cambium brown; wood light brown, white; exudate absent; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: umong Local use: split stems used for fencing, flooring, house posts, and fireplaces; leaves used for roofing and weaving; roots used in tying grass skirts