Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1637 146.842017
Elevation:
1749 meters
(5737ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 28.6 m in height, DBH 19.8876124118011 cm, trunk height to foliage 14.5 m, crown height 14.1 m, crown width 10.15 m, stilt roots up to 6.9 m; foliage 36 kg mature wet mass, 0.511 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough; fissures horizontal, narrow; bark white; 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