marita

Source language unclear: any clues?

Pandanus conoideus grows up to 2300 m (Powell 1976: 132), but fruit bearing varieties are confined to ‘warmer’ places near settlements and thus not much above 1650 m.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

  1. Tree crops and fruits: Screw Pine, the red or yellow ‘fruit pandanus’, Pandanus conoideus, typically split, wrapped in leaves and cooked in an earth oven. ® aran, arang, karuka

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