Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.163017 146.842983
Elevation:
1732 meters
(5681ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 15 m in height, DBH 14.9 cm, trunk height to foliage 11.5 m, crown height 3.5 m, crown width 5.6 m, stilt roots up to 4.4 m, spines or thorns present; foliage 25 kg mature wet mass, 0.5321 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark smooth; bark white, cream; cambium cream, green; exudate white; 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