PANDANUS FRAGRANS
Pandanus fragrans, a screw pine growing in the jungle, Island of Guam. From Useful Plants of Guam Plate LX
Fragrant Fruited Screwpine
Local names - Kafô, Kafû, Kafok, Cafû, Cafô (Guam)
A small tree, 3 to 7 meters high, with glossy, green leaves having no textile value. In open places the trunk is short and soon begins to branch dichotomously; in the forest it sometimes grows vertically 4 meters before branching.
The ripe fruit is much eaten by flying foxes and rats which abound on the island, but it is not a food staple of the natives. The kernel of the seed is almond-like in shape, of the consistency of beechnuts and the flavor of roses. It is occasionally eaten by the natives as a relish, but is too small to repay one for the trouble of picking it out. The trunks are often used for building temporary ranches or farm dwellings; they are not very durable.
For more information, see Safford's Useful Plants of Guam, 2009 facsimile edition, page 343-344.
Local names - Kafô, Kafû, Kafok, Cafû, Cafô (Guam)
A small tree, 3 to 7 meters high, with glossy, green leaves having no textile value. In open places the trunk is short and soon begins to branch dichotomously; in the forest it sometimes grows vertically 4 meters before branching.
The ripe fruit is much eaten by flying foxes and rats which abound on the island, but it is not a food staple of the natives. The kernel of the seed is almond-like in shape, of the consistency of beechnuts and the flavor of roses. It is occasionally eaten by the natives as a relish, but is too small to repay one for the trouble of picking it out. The trunks are often used for building temporary ranches or farm dwellings; they are not very durable.
For more information, see Safford's Useful Plants of Guam, 2009 facsimile edition, page 343-344.