Record Number

6648

PROSEA Handbook Number

17: Fibre plants

Taxon

Pandanus exaltatus Blanco

Family

PANDANACEAE

Synonyms

Pandanus arayatensis Merr., Pandanus banahaensis Elmer.

Vernacular Names

Philippines: alasas (Tagalog), bamban (Ibanag), pangdan (Ilokano).

Distribution

The Philippines (Luzon).

Uses

The leaves are made into hats in the Philippines.

Observations

A dioecious shrub, 3—4 m tall with forked branches. Leaves 2 m x 8 cm, margins and underside midrib with prickles. Inflorescence and fruits comparable to those of Pandanus tectorius Parkinson. Pandanus exaltatus occurs in primary forest up to 800 m altitude. According to B.C. Stone, it is classified in subgenus Pandanus, section Fagerlindia.

Selected Sources

[73]Hofstede, H.W., 1925. Het pandanblad als grondstof voor de pandanhoedenindustrie op Java [The pandan leaf as raw material for the pandan hat industry on Java]. Doctorate thesis, Technical University Delft, the Netherlands. 101 pp.
[176]Stone, B.C., 1974. Towards an improved infrageneric classification in Pandanus (Pandanaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 94(4): 459—540.
[192]Warburg, O., 1900. Pandanaceae. In: Engler, A. (Editor): Das Pflanzenreich [The plant kingdom]. Vol. 3. Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, Germany. 97 pp.

Author(s)

M. Brink, P.C.M. Jansen & C.H. Bosch

Correct Citation of this Article

Brink, M., Jansen, P.C.M. & Bosch, C.H., 2003. Pandanus exaltatus Blanco. In: Brink, M and Escobin, R.P. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 17: Fibre plants. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea

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