Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.1637 146.842017
Elevation:
1749 meters
(5737ft)
Habitat:
Primary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 15.89 m in height, DBH 15 cm, trunk height to foliage 13.13 m, crown height 2.76 m, crown width 8.9 m, stilt roots up to 4.55 m; foliage 31 kg mature wet mass, 0.757 kg juvenile wet mass; outer bark rough, with lenticels; fissures vertical, 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