pandans

The pandans are also unusually diverse, with the granitic islands hosting 8 species, of which 5 are endemic.

Granitic Seychelles forests 2008

At elevations below 610 m, palms, pandans and hardwoods characterize the natural forests of the granitic islands.

Granitic Seychelles forests 2008

Epiphytes and vines (particularly pandans of the genus Freycinetia) and moss-covered branches are very common in the montane forests.

Luzon montane rain forests 2007

Freshwater swamp forest is characterized by grassy areas near open water, with palms and pandans on firmer ground and ubiquitous pitcher plants (Nepenthes).

Sulawesi lowland rain forests 2007

The transition zone between dipterocarp forest and montane forest includes increasing numbers of tree ferns, pandans, rattans, and Angiopteris; the dipterocarps Shorea almon, S. polysperma, and Lithocarpus spp., and Agathis philippensis.

Mindanao montane rain forests 2007

By this time we had almost reached the banks of the Tjiliwong, and again turning to the right, where grew the pandans, "There," he said, "is a tree with aërial roots.

A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898