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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Pandanus |
| Species: | P. dubius
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Pandanus dubius, commonly known as bakong or knob-fruited screwpine, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) native to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific islands (Melanesia and Micronesia).[1]
Taxonomy
Pandanus dubius was first described by the German botanist Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1826. It is classified in the subgenus Rykia, section Hombronia.[2][3]
Description
Bakong grows to about 3 to 10 m (9.8 to 32.8 ft) high with numerous thick prop roots and aerial roots. The leaves are lanceolate in shape with shallow serrations along the edges. The leaves are around {[convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and 11 to 16 cm (4.3 to 6.3 in) wide, and dark green in color. Bakong are dioecious, having separate male and female plants. The fruits are globular in shape and are around 20 to 30 cm (7.9 to 11.8 in) in diameter.[1]
Habitat
Bakong typically grows on beaches, rocky areas, and limestone outcrops in coastal ecosystems.[1]
Uses
Like other species of pandanus, the leaves of bakong leaves are commonly harvested for weaving mats and other handicrafts in the Philippines, Halmahera, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. Fibers from the roots can also be made into ropes or twine.[4][2]
The the white seeds are edible and taste like coconuts. The flesh of the fruits can also be cooked and eaten. They are eaten in Guam, the Philippines, and [{Rota Island]].[1] Bakong are also commonly cultivated as ornamentals.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Lim, T.K. (2012). Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer. ISBN 9789048186617.
- ^ a b c Brink, M.; Jansen, P.C.M.; Bosch, C.H. "Pandanus dubius (PROSEA)". Pl@ntUse. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Pandanus dubius Spreng". The Plant List v.1.1. 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Fern, Ken. "Pandanus dubius". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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