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== Botanical notes == | == Botanical notes == | ||
The following description is based on Stone’s 1967 study of ''Pandanus'' in the Marianas.<ref>Stone, B. C. (1967). The genus Pandanus in Micronesia, I. The Marianas species. ''Micronesica'', 3(2), 105–128.</ref> | The following description is based on Stone’s 1967 study of ''Pandanus'' in the Marianas.<ref>Stone, B. C. (1967). The genus Pandanus in Micronesia, I. The Marianas species. ''Micronesica'', 3(2), 105–128. [https://micronesica.org/sites/default/files/3_stone.pdf Full PDF]</ref> | ||
* Leaves commonly well over 10 cm broad, thick, with a blunt tip and short acumen. | * Leaves commonly well over 10 cm broad, thick, with a blunt tip and short acumen. | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 6 May 2025
| Påhong | |
|---|---|
| Fruit of Pandanus dubius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Family | Pandanaceae |
| Genus | Pandanus |
| Species | dubius |
| Binomial name | |
Spreng. | |
| 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.
