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Did you know pandan is a tree?<\/h3>\n
\nBy Eddie Chew \u00a0|\u00a0 November 4, 2020 \u00a0I\u00a0 12:47 pm\t\t <\/div>\n

\"Pandan\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

I was recently sent an image of a tree with stilt roots and long pointed leaves. It looked something like this.<\/p>\n

Source: Wikipedia<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Pandanus<\/figure>\n

Not the actual picture sent to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

The sender asked, \u201cWhat tree is this?\u201d<\/p>\n

And I told them, \u201cOh, it\u2019s a Pandanus<\/em> of some kind. I can\u2019t tell you the species from your picture, but it is related to pandan you find in food.\u201d<\/p>\n

In hindsight, the next question was inevitable.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs pandan a tree?\u201d asked the sender.<\/p>\n

Good question. And after a little bit of research, yes. The humble pandan, used in Southeast Asia for its flavour, and sometimes as an insect repellent, is in fact a tree. We are talking about Pandanus amaryllifolius<\/em>. There are around 750 other kinds of Pananus, <\/em>so it pays to throw the scientific name out there.<\/p>\n

The National Parks Board Flora and Fauna Web claims that pandan can grow up to 4.5 metres.<\/p>\n

But take a look at a picture of a pandan plant, and you will likely find a tiny little thing. If you\u2019re lucky, maybe you can find a pandan shrub that reaches up to your waist. They do not even compare to the stilt-rooted monsters.<\/p>\n

Source: GardenDrum<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Pandanus<\/figure>\n

No, really. We are trees.<\/em><\/p>\n

So what is going on here?<\/p>\n

Turns out, by harvesting the leaves from a pandan plant, we keep it small. Rarely will we come across a pandan plant in its tree form, because to be honest, if I had fresh pandan available, I too would be using it at every opportunity.<\/p>\n

In fact, the only place I found a picture of a pandan tree, was from the Kew Royal Botanical Gardens website. It was an oil painting from 1880, and it looks like this.<\/p>\n

Source: Kew Science<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Oil<\/figure>\n

Pandan trees, painted by a dead person.<\/em><\/p>\n

The title of the painting is interesting. \u2018Screw Pines and Avenue of Royal Palms in the Botanic Gardens, Rio\u2019, painted by Marianne North.<\/p>\n

What we know as pandan in Singapore, are also called screw pines in other parts of the world. However, a quick look at the species distribution on the same page, shows that Pandanus amaryllifolius<\/em> is not found anywhere near Rio de Janeiro, where the oil painting was made.<\/p>\n

Source: Kew Science<\/em><\/p>\n

\"pandan<\/figure>\n

They are literally oceans apart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bearing in mind there are about 750 species of Pandanus<\/em> around the world, I have a nagging doubt that the oil painting may not actually be showing Pandanus amaryllifolius <\/em>in its tree form, but some other screw pine.<\/p>\n

Perhaps they brought a few specimens to Rio, back in the 1800s, specifically to be planted in their Botanical Gardens. I am sure whoever curates literature at the Kew Royal Botanical Gardens is much smarter than me, so I shall take their word, that this is in fact what a pandan tree looks like.<\/p>\n

However, an oil painting is a poor substitute for the real thing. If anyone spots an actual pandan tree, I would be interested in seeing it in real life, and can be contacted at arbor5@csklandscape.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Author bio<\/h4>\n

Eddie is an unapologetic tree hugger who writes in his free time. He lives and avoids work in Singapore, and owns precisely zero cats.
\nHe can be contacted at chewguanyu@gmail.com.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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