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Screw Pine

Pandanus sp.

Photo by achmmad
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Field Notes

Description:

That is a mature fruit of screw pine. I just found it naturally at that condition, very lucky! Big screw pine, reach more than 2-3 meters height. They have spine in the leaf margin.

Habitat:

Beach - almost found at the small island where this one found.

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Comments (3)
Nitch
We have 2 native varieties of screw pine... the bigger one is edible... the smaller one give your mouth a nasty itch... luv the taste of this fruit... :-)
achmmad
Thanks Lars! May be about 20 cm in diameter, not measured directly.
LarsKorb
the bud on 3rd pic is very nice - how large is it in diameter?

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