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A Pandanus furcatus plant from Dehradun, India. Pandanus furcatus Roxb., also known as korr, pandan or Himalayan/Nepal screw pine (named for the screw-like arrangement of its leaves), is native to the Sikkim Himalaya of Northeast India, Bhutan and Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia and West Africa, and occurs on moist and shady slopes of ravines between 300 and 1500 m.
The female tree produces flowers with round fruits that are also bract-surrounded. The individual fruit is a drupe, and these merge to varying degrees forming multiple fruit, a globule structure, 10–20 cm (4–8 in) in diameter and have many prism-like sections, resembling the fruit of the pineapple. Typically, the fruit changes from green to ...
The female plants produce fruits resembling pineapples or oversized pine cones changing from green to yellow/orange when ripe. [10] The female structure has a 3–8 celled ovary crowned by a sessile stigma. [8]
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]
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Karagumoy leaves and fibers are widely utilized in the Philippines in weaving mats, baskets, hats, and other traditional woven products. They are also used to make ropes or thatching. [5] They are cultivated in farms. Mature leaves are harvested once every three months. The fruits and shoots of the karagumoy are also edible. [2]
If by the former method, the offshoots should be cut off and set in sand, at a temperature of 65° to 70°F. The cuttings root slowly, and the plants for a time grow very slowly. The general treatment required for culturing the screw-pine is similar to that of palms. Trees require an abundance of water in summer. [7]
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