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<ref>Stone, B. C. 1967. ''The genus Pandanus in Micronesia I. The Marianas species''. ''Micronesica'' 3(2): 105–128, p. 111.</ref>
 
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== Cultural Use ==
== Cultural Use ==
Used for cooking food such as rice or meats.  The leaves are taken green, and used such like a bay leaf.
Used for cooking food such as rice or meats.  The leaves are taken green, and used such like a bay leaf.  It has a smell similar to that of jasmine rice, although some early researchers stated that it smelled similar to artichokes.


== Botanical Information ==
== Botanical Information ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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File:paingot_01.jpg|åkgak tree
File:paingot_01.jpg|paingot 01
File:akgak_flower_01.jpg|åkgak inflorescence
File:paingot_02.jpg|paingot 02
File:akgak_flower_02.jpg|åkgak inflorescence
File:paingot_03.jpg|paingot 03
File:paingot_04.jpg|paingot 04
</gallery>
</gallery>



Latest revision as of 17:14, 12 April 2026

Pandanus sp.
Paingot growing in Northern Guam.
Scientific classification
KingdomPlantae
CladeTracheophytes
CladeAngiosperms
CladeMonocots
OrderPandanales
FamilyPandanaceae
GenusPandanus
Species:sp.
Binomial name:
Pandanus sp.
n/a
Synonyms
   No synonyms listed

Paingot[1] 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[2]. 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. It has a smell similar to that of jasmine rice, although some early researchers stated that it smelled similar to artichokes.

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

References

  1. Safford, E. W. 1905. Useful Plants of Guam. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 345. Facsimile printing, 2009 (Jillette Leon-Guerrero).
  2. Safford, E. W. 1905. Useful Plants of Guam. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 345. Facsimile printing, 2009 (Jillette Leon-Guerrero).

See also