PLANTS Profile for Pandanus tectorius (Tahitian screwpine)

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Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.
Tahitian screwpine

Symbol:

PATE2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Pandanaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		I


Common Names:
	textile screwpine
	thatch screwpine
	pandan

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Photo of Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Philippines, Lamao. Usage Requirements.

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Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

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Synonyms:
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

	PACH5	Pandanus chamissonis Gaudich.
	PADO	Pandanus douglasii Gaudich.
	PAME3	Pandanus menziesii Gaudich.
	PAOD	Pandanus odoratissimus auct. non L. f.
	PAODL	Pandanus odoratissimus L. f. var. laevigatus Martelli
	PAODO	Pandanus odoratissimus L. f. var. oahuensis Martelli
	PATEC	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. chamissonis (Gaudich.) B.C. Stone
	PATED	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. douglasii (Gaudich.) B.C. Stone
	PATEL	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. laevigatus (Martelli) B.C. Stone
	PATEM2	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. menziesii (Gaudich.) B.C. Stone
	PATEO	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. oahuensis (Martelli) B.C. Stone
	PATES	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. var. sandvicensis Warb.

Distribution:
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.


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USA (HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

View 2 genera in Pandanaceae, 14 species in Pandanus

Classification:
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Pandanales
Family	Pandanaceae – Screw-pine family
Genus	Pandanus L. f. – screwpine
Species	Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. – Tahitian screwpine

Introduced Information:
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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