Screw-pines or Pandans PRODUCT NAME
Pandanus spp. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Screw-pines or Pandans |
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| Family: | Pandanaceae |
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| Product Description: | Characteristically tropical trees or shrub, vary in size from small shrub less than a meter high to trees 15 or more meters in height, and always are erect and never climbing. A peculiar spiral arrangement of the elongated, spiny leaves. The fresh wood is hard; that of some is durable. |
| NTFP Classification: | Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Found in the subtropical forest. Generally distributed in the various Islands and are likewise widely distributed in the Indo-Malayan region |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets stems |
| Uses: | Lies in the leaves used for making coarse and fine baskets, bags, coarse and fine hats, mats, etc The larger stems are used as temporary posts. |
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| Management Practices: | Pandans are moreover frequently cultivated for ornamental purposes |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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