Young plant in the dense shade of a Dipterocarp forest in Singapore
Photograph by: Martin W. Callmander
Pandanus houlletii is an evergreen tree.
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild and used locally. The leaves are also used for weaving into mats etc.
Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.
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Branches do not have dormant buds and so will not resprout if cut back into the old wood[
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruits and seed are required.
]. Soft and sweet with a flavour like pineapples[
]. The cylindrical fruit is a syncarp made up of a number of individual drupes[
]. Individual drupes are hard, woody wedges - each containing a few, slender seeds[
]. Each wedge has a fleshy base imbued with a sweet-smelling, orange pulp that in many species has a delicious flavour[
]. This pulp needs to be cooked in order to destroy a deleterious substance[
Although no specific records have yet been seen for this species, most members of this genus also have more or less edible seeds and inner leaf bases[
The seed often has a delicious nutty flavour when eaten raw or cooked, though it is fiddly to extract[
]. Seeds contain 44 - 50% fat and 20 - 34% protein[
Inner base of young leaves - raw[
The leaves are made into mats[
Seed - best pre-soaked for 24 hours prior to sowing[
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