Locality:
Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Yawan
-6.16255 146.839933
Elevation:
1721 meters
(5645ft)
Habitat:
Secondary montane rainforest
Description:
pandanus, to 6.32 m in height, DBH 7.3 cm, trunk height to foliage 1.32 m, crown height 5 m, crown width 5 m; foliage 6.5 kg mature wet mass; outer bark smooth, with lenticels; DNA preserved in silica, from felled plot. Local name: jigan Local use: split stems used for flooring and fireplaces; leaves used for thatched roofing and weaving mats and string bags