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It seems either that female plants are very rare or do not exist in our area, as none were encountered during the study.
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Description
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A gregarious shrub, up to 7 m high with bent stems supported by aerial roots. Leaves ensiform, caudate-acuminate, 0.75-1.75 m long, margin spinose, spines pointing forward. Inflorescence axillary. Male flowers: a cylindric spike of numerous flowers, 4-11 x 2-2.5 cm, enveloped in white fragrant spathes; anthers longer than filament, basifixed. Female flowers: carpels in groups of (4-) 6-16; stigmas short, reniform. Drupe an aggregate of phalanges, 15-25 cm long.
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Distribution
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Distribution: Pakistan, India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Andaman, New Hebrides, Tahiti and Australia.
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Pandanus papenooensis: Brief Summary
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Pandanus papenooensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Tahiti, in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Plants of the World Online treats P. papenooensis as a synonym of Pandanus tectorius.
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