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Most varieties produce 8 to 12 fruits per tree every 2 years. [9] Each fruit usually weighs between 7 and 15 kg (15 and 33 lb) and contains 35 to 80 edible keys. [9] Pandanus tectorius plants are usually propagated by seed in Hawaii. [18] Soak the keys in cool tap water for 5 days while frequently changing the water. [25]
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. [1] They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae. [2] [3] Pandanus is the largest genus of the Pandanaceae. [4]
Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (/ ˈ p æ n d ə n /; Malay:). It has fragrant leaves which are used widely for flavouring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia. It is also featured in some South Asian cuisines (such as Tamil cuisine) and in Hainanese cuisine from China.
Like other species of pandanus, the leaves of bakong are commonly harvested for weaving mats and other handicrafts in the Philippines, Halmahera, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. Fibers from the roots can also be made into ropes or twine. [5] [3] The white seeds are edible and taste like coconuts.
The fruit of the tree is used as a food source in many Pacific Islands. The fruits are often consumed fresh or as a preserved food while the trunks of P. tectorius can be used as building material, and leaves for thatching. [3] Though many parts of the hala tree are utilized, in Hawaii the most common use of Hala is the leaves.
Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa to the Pacific.It contains 982 known species [2] in five genera, [3] of which the type genus, Pandanus, is the most important, with species like Pandanus amaryllifolius and karuka (Pandanus julianettii) being important sources of food.
It is a small branched, palm-like dioecious tree with a flexuous trunk supported by brace roots. The tree can grow to a height of 4 meters. The tree can grow to a height of 4 meters. Leaves grow in clusters at the branch tips, with rosettes of sword-shaped, stiff (leather-like) and spiny bluish-green, fragrant leaves.
It is a small, slender tree of 3–5 m in height. Its fruit-head is initially held up erectly, but droops down and becomes dark red when ripe. Each fruit head is packed with red, dome-shaped drupes.