Pandanus dubius
Sprengler
Bakong, Knob-fruited screwpine
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Nuts, Seeds
Like other species of pandanus, the leaves of bakong are commonly harvested for weaving mats and other handicrafts in the Philippines, Halmahera, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. Fibers from the roots can also be made into ropes or twine. The white seeds are edible and taste like coconuts. The flesh of the fruits can also be cooked and eaten. They are eaten in Guam, the Philippines, and Rota Island. Bakong are also commonly cultivated as ornamentals.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. They are widely distributed in wooded areas along the seashore of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is a coastal plant. It grows on coral atolls. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens. In Townsville Anderson BG.
Andamans, Asia, Australia, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Pacific*, Palau, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Pohnpei, Rotuma, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, Vanuatu,
How to Identify
A large erect and branched screwpine with long stilt or prop roots. The trunk has sharp prickles. The roots are covered with vertical rows of pores. The leaves are numerous and spirally arranged and crowded towards the ends of branches. The leaves are broad (20 cm) and about 2 m long with sharp thorns. The edges and midrib are covered with spines. It has a long fruit stalk. It can be 60-80 cm long. It has a large roughly round heavy fruit about 30 cm across. The seeds are large and white. They are edible. They are 1-1.5 cm long. The fruit has about 50 fibrous segments.
How to Grow
It can be grown from seeds. It is usually grown from large cuttings of the ends of branches. The fruit are ready to eat when the fruit looses its white mat like appearance and becomes green.
Propagation: Seed - best pre-soaked for 24 hours prior to sowing.
Medicinal Uses
The young shoots are used in the treatment of food poisoning.
Other Uses
The waxy leaves are dried and woven into water-resistant mats. The leaves are used for coarse mats and wicker-work, and also for roofing and for making umbrellas. Fibres from the brace-roots are made into cordage, which is used for the seats of chairs, beds etc. The leaves are used as a wrapping material when preparing (i.e. cooking) sago - the starch is enwrapped with the leaves and is then baked. The entire fruit cluster is often used for fiesta decoration.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Pandanus dubius, commonly known as bakong or knob-fruited screwpine, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) native to Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific islands (Melanesia and Micronesia), and possibly also to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Notes
There are about 600 Pandanus species. They grow in the tropics.
Names & Synonyms
Aum, Bidur, Boku, Bou, Fa'u da'i, Fao, Faudai, Faum, Fom, Haun lainulun, Hosoa, Kaufa tolo, Kaufadai, Keora, Kipar-n-ai, Kipar en wai, Lau, Lou lou, Meu-yok, Mweng kaki, Navaka, Na vaku, Nonivo, Nyiu nailo, Pafung, Pahong, Pakoa, Pandan pantai, Pandan wong, Pohk, Poko, Poroporo, Taboan, Te kaina, Tekaureiko, Tobi, Tone, Toto, Cadra, Vahara, Vaum
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