Food Plants International

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Names
English: Scientific name: Pandanus dubius Spreng.
Tok pisin: Synonyms:
Tok ples: Bakong Plant family: Pandanaceae
Description: A large erect and branched screwpine
with prop roots. The leaves are numerous and spirally
arranged and crowded towards the ends of branches.
The edges and midrib are covered with spines.
Distribution: They are widely distributed in wooded
areas along the seashore of Mindanao in the
Philippines.
Cultivation:
Production:
Use: The kernels of the nuts are eaten raw.
They are also cooked and stored.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible Moisture Energy Protein
part
Nuts
% KJ g
Insects:
Diseases:
Pests:
Calcium
mg
Iron
mg
proVit A
µg
proVit C
mg
Importance: It is probably only of occasional occurrence and minor use in Papua New Guinea.
Zinc
mg