. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 28 Mill ami ihtskri U'tari'uo-, Pandanus Work.—I'seful as the Cocos, King of Palms, utidoiibtcclly in, the paiithiiiiis is more used ill ilu' Pacific region. P'or mats it ranks first; and for satchels, sacks, or am- constnii' wiicrc flexibility iimst be conjoined to tx)iigdi!iess and dura- bility- it gx'iieraJlv displaces the stiff leaf of the coco or the harsh and less pliable coir. ()t the gx'iins Piuuimuis there have l)eeii described half a hinidred species, chiefl\'
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 28 Mill ami ihtskri U'tari'uo-, Pandanus Work.—I'seful as the Cocos, King of Palms, utidoiibtcclly in, the paiithiiiiis is more used ill ilu' Pacific region. P'or mats it ranks first; and for satchels, sacks, or am- constnii' wiicrc flexibility iimst be conjoined to tx)iigdi!iess and dura- bility- it gx'iieraJlv displaces the stiff leaf of the coco or the harsh and less pliable coir. ()t the gx'iins Piuuimuis there have l)eeii described half a hinidred species, chiefl\' hnrnd in a region of the Tropics extending from the islands off the liast coast of Africa to the casleiai lindts of Polynesia: a. single species has fjeeii described from the West. Indies. There is, however, great nncertaint\' in the differentiation of these species, owing pafth' to tho difficnlt\' ef preserving ft)r herbaria the male flowers and large female fruit resend)ling a large pine i'one, from which the common name "screw pine", Ijot unlike the jjine the paiidanns cone falls to pieces when ripe or dried, the keys clinging bnl looselv to the core. Although the trees of tlic Hawaiian Islands have aJl been referred to P.^odoriiiissiw/is^ there are marked varieties in the fruit (as the line red ////// /////</, uiiich ]n-i/.e(! for lei among the Hawaiians) an,d the texture ami size of the lea\X'H difT(a- gi'cath-, aJtIiough this nia}^ be due to location and soil. In the Micro- nesian region llie fruit is edible and forms an important article of food, while in tlie Hawaiian group it is not x'ejw palatable. Leaves in this Museum from the southern ishinds are finer and narrower than the Hawaiian, while rolls from Guam cannot be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi B
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