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Pandanus amaryllifolius

Roxb. ex Lindl. (1829)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Pandanales Family: Pandanaceae Genus: Pandanus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J.C.Loudon, Encycl. Pl.: 820 (1829)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pandanus amaryllifolius Honolulu; Ala Wai Community Gardens At end of University Ave. near the Ala Wai Canal Preserved_Specimen Mayeda, C.S. 29 Oahu BISH 1990-12-17
2 Pandanus amaryllifolius Honolulu; A-1 Pacific Market, King St., Chinatown Preserved_Specimen Dried cut leaf ends have a sweetish-musty odor. Blades linear; dark green above; paler below; spineless. Staples, G.W. 497 Oahu BISH 1989-09-10
3 Pandanus amaryllifolius Preserved_Specimen Shitanishi, J. Oahu BISH 2009-05-12
4 Pandanus amaryllifolius Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Small sprawling sterile shrub with fragrant leaves. Up to 1 m tall. Gallaher, T. 468 Oahu BISH 2010-09-24
5 Pandanus amaryllifolius Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, near visitor Preserved_Specimen Plant 5 feet tall; 10 feet wide. Mayeda, C.S. 37 Oahu BISH 1991-02-20
6 Pandanus amaryllifolius Waimea Arboretum, Malesia area Preserved_Specimen Annable, C.R. 3705 Oahu BISH 1997-09-04
7 Pandanus amaryllifolius Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls near cananga tree. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Shrubby pandan to 1.5m tall, stems decumbent with adventitious roots, repeatedly branched; lvs clustered distally, channeled, erect, glossy green above, slightly glaucous beneath, w/ peculiar odor when bruised (used as seasoning). Voucher for leaf, stem & root material coll. For Sherwin Carlquist Lorence, D.H. 10222 Kauai BISH 2010-08-18
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