Perennials, Tropicals > Pandanus > Pandanus oblatus > Pandanus oblatus
Pandanus oblatus
Pandan, Screw-Pine, Pandanus
Origin: Native to northern Australia.
| Family |
| Pandanaceae |
| Genus |
| Pandanus |
| Species |
| oblatus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-1.1) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 |
| Height |
| 3 - 14 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun or slight shade. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Crown branched thick with sparse spiny, conical nodules on trunk, and with many long to 3 m prickly prop roots. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves to 1.6 m long x 9.2 cm wide, 'M' shaped in cross-section, and sword-shaped. |
| Flower Description |
| A terminal spike. Inflorescences male or female. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow, about 18 long x 13 cm diameter, with about 92 segments per cone. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
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