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Pandanus gabonensis

Pandanus gabonensis is a tree-like screwpine from the Pandan family, native only to northwestern Gabon in wet tropical forest. Little is documented about its cultivation, so most care advice is inferred from the genus.

Family
Pandanaceae (Pandan family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist during the growing season, as it comes from a wet tropical climate.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil or peaty potting mix.
Temperature
Warm, humid tropical conditions; protect below 15 °C.
Native range
NW. Gabon
Climate
wet tropical

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Pandanus gabonensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon.

Other Pandanus plants

Pandanus aldabraensis · Fragrant Pandan · Water Pandan · Ngaputoru Pandanus · Pandanus aridus · Vakwa montany · Pandanus barkleyi · Pandanus boninensis · Pandanus brookei · Pandanus brosimos · Pandanus calcicola · Pandanus candelabrum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pandanus gabonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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