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| name = | | name = Pandanus dubius | ||
| image = | | image = pahong_flower_01.jpg | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = påhong male inflorescence | ||
| | | kingdom = Plantae | ||
| | | clade1 = Tracheophytes | ||
| | | clade2 = Angiosperms | ||
| clade3 = Monocots | |||
| | | order = Pandanales | ||
| | | family = Pandanaceae | ||
| | |||
| genus = ''Pandanus'' | | genus = ''Pandanus'' | ||
| species = ''P. dubius'' | | species = ''P. dubius'' | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 6 May 2025
| Pandanus dubius | |
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| File:pahong flower 01.jpg | |
| påhong male inflorescence | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Clade | Tracheophytes |
| Clade | Angiosperms |
| Clade | Monocots |
| Order | Pandanales |
| Family | Pandanaceae |
| 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.
