Pandanus aquaticus (native name andjimdjim) is a species of Pandanus in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to the more humid regions of Northern Territory of Australia. It is confined to the river shallows and areas subject to flooding. It is a small tree growing to about 6 metres (20 ft) height. As with most pandans it has downward-arching prop roots, which in this case can be permanently in water like a mangrove.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Water Pandan being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pandanus cookii
- Pandanus solms-laubachii
- Pandanus spiralis
- Pandanus furcatus
- Pandanus tectorius
- Pandanus basedowii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Pandanales
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Genus
- Pandanus
- Species
- Pandanus aquaticus
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