Pandanus forsteri C. Moore & F.Muell.
Forkedy- tree
Dioecious plants grow to 10 m high with numerous sharp wart-like outgrowths prop roots aerial roots leaves strap-shaped 1-15 m long, 3-5 cm broad, spiny along the edges and beneath the midrib female flowers covered by leaves, male flower borne on 50 cm long inflorescences enclosed in white bracts fruit dense round/ spherical clusters 20 cm across, red when ripe
ornamental plant. edible fruit. strap-shaped leaves act as natural funnels that catch and channel rainwater directly toward the main trunk.Grooves on the upper surface of the leaves and supporting structures direct moisture down to the tips of high aerial prop roots before those roots ever reach the ground.
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