Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1637 146.842017
Elevation:
1749 meters
(5737ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 16.3 m in height, DBH 14.2 cm, trunk height to foliage 8.6 m, crown height 7.7 m, crown width 12.3 m, stilt roots up to 6.57 m; foliage 68 kg mature wet mass, 0.524 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough; fissures vertical, narrow; bark white, grey; cambium white; wood 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