Agriculture--Japan--Okinawa-ken;Okinawa Island (Japan);Pandanus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Pandanus tree along a small stream, July 23, 1947
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Pandanus tree with fruit along a small stream near the village of Taira, across the island from Shana Wan, Okinawa. This tree, a member of the same family as the pineapple, grows about 8 feet tall."
Thicket of pandanus trees, July 23, 1947
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "A thicket of pandanus trees along the banks of the stream that empties into the head of Shana Wan, Okinawa. The mountain slopes in the distance consist of Lithosols from phyllites and sandstones and support poor forest."