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{{Infobox plant | {{Infobox plant | ||
| image = <!-- Add image | | name = Påhong | ||
| image_caption = Fruit of ''Pandanus dubius'' | | image = <!-- Add image filename here, e.g., Pandanus_dubius_fruit.jpg --> | ||
| genus = Pandanus | | image_caption = Fruit head of ''Pandanus dubius'' | ||
| species = dubius | | status = | ||
| | | status_system = | ||
| | | regnum = Plantae | ||
| unranked_divisio = Angiosperms | |||
| unranked_classis = Monocots | |||
| unranked_ordo = Commelinids | |||
| ordo = Pandanales | |||
| familia = Pandanaceae | |||
| genus = ''Pandanus'' | |||
| species = ''P. dubius'' | |||
| binomial = ''Pandanus dubius'' | |||
| binomial_authority = Spreng. | |||
| local_name = Påhong | | local_name = Påhong | ||
| part_used = Seeds, fruit head, leaves (rarely) | | part_used = Seeds, fruit head, leaves (rarely) | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 6 May 2025
| Påhong | |
|---|---|
| Fruit head of Pandanus dubius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Genus | Pandanus |
| Species | P. dubius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandanus dubius | |
| Synonyms | |
| No synonyms listed | |
Påhong
Påhong is a named type of Pandanus in the Mariana Islands, associated with the species Pandanus dubius. Though less commonly used in weaving, it plays a role in food and ceremonial life.
Scientific name
Pandanus dubius
Part(s) used
Seeds, fruit head, leaves (rarely)
Cultural uses
- Seeds are extracted and eaten.
- Whole fruit heads are used as decorations during festivities.
- Leaves are occasionally used for coarse mats but not preferred.
Botanical notes
The following description is based on Stone’s 1967 study of Pandanus in the Marianas.[1]
- Leaves commonly well over 10 cm broad, thick, with a blunt tip and short acumen.
- Male inflorescences have yellow bracts.
- Cephalium is depressed-globose, commonly over 20 cm wide.
- Drupes mostly 1-celled with one vertical stigma, sometimes 2–4-celled with multiple stigmas.
- Strongly glaucous and somewhat purplish.
- Pithy structure with thin endocarp and large seeds, often 15 cm or longer.
