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{{Infobox plant
| name = Pandanus sp.
| image = paingot_01.jpg
| image_caption = Paingot growing in Northern Guam.
| kingdom = Plantae
| clade1 = Tracheophytes
| clade2 = Angiosperms
| clade3 = Monocots
| order = Pandanales
| family = Pandanaceae
| genus = Pandanus
| species = sp.
| binomial = Pandanus sp.
| authority = n/a
}}

'''Paingot'''<ref>Safford, E. W. 1905. ''Useful Plants of Guam''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 345. Facsimile printing, 2009 (Jillette Leon-Guerrero).</ref> is the Chamorro word for the plant and leaves of the a tree which is currently understudied and does not have a proper ''scientific name''<ref>Safford, E. W. 1905. ''Useful Plants of Guam''. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 345. Facsimile printing, 2009 (Jillette Leon-Guerrero).</ref>.  Paingot leaves are traditionally harvested and used as a seasoning or pot herb.

== Cultural Use ==
Used for cooking food such as rice or meats.  The leaves are taken green, and used such like a bay leaf.

== Botanical Information ==
Paingot is a type of pandanus used in cookery.  It is not sufficiently studied, but first mentioned by Safford 
* Binomial: ''Pandanus'' sp.
* Family: Pandanaceae

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:paingot_01.jpg|åkgak tree
File:akgak_flower_01.jpg|åkgak inflorescence
File:akgak_flower_02.jpg|åkgak inflorescence
</gallery>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[akå'on]]
* [[åkgak]]
* [[kaffo']]
* [[påhong]]


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[[Category:Pandanus]]
[[Category:Plants Needing Human Propagation]]

[[Category:Pandanus_(genus)]]