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Pandanus montanus
Small specimen in cultivation at the Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:

P. montanus

Binomial name
Pandanus montanus

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Pandanus montanus is a species of monocots in the genus Pandanus, that is found in wet forest at an elevation of 400–1700 meters.

It is a small, slender tree of 3–5 m in height. Its fruit-head is initially held up erectly, but droops down and becomes dark red when ripe. Each fruit head is packed with red, dome-shaped drupes.

  • Fruit-head, born erect until it is ripe.

    Fruit-head, born erect until it is ripe.

  • Fruit-head detail of the reddish ripe drupes.

    Fruit-head detail of the reddish ripe drupes.

  • Adult specimen in habitat

    Adult specimen in habitat

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