Different Pandanus species can be found growing across northern Australia. The trees can grow to around 10 metres tall, and have elongated ribbon-like leaves, often arranged in a spiral fashion around the trunk. The rather stiff leaves have a succession of sharp, recurved teeth running along either edge and the leaf’s central spine. The giant fruit is similar in appearance to a pineapple. These fruit ripen to yellow then bright orange from August to January. The fruit falls to the ground when ripe. Each fruit is composed of a number of wedge-shaped segments, attached to a central . . .