Pandanus brosimos

Pandanus brosimos, the wild karuka, is a species of tree in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to New Guinea.^[1] Along with Pandanus julianettii, it is widely harvested in New Guinea as a traditional food source. Many local ethnic groups make use of pandanus languages (a special avoidance language) when harvesting the nuts.^[2][3]

Pandanus brosimos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Pandanaceae
Genus:	Pandanus
Subgenus:	Pandanus subg. Lophostigma
Section:	Pandanus sect. Karuka
Subsection:	Pandanus subsect. Karuka
Species:	P. brosimos
Binomial name
Pandanus brosimos Merr. & L.M.Perry (1940)

It was first formally described by Elmer Drew Merrill and Lily May Perry in 1940.^[4]