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Pandanus tectorius
Growing in the mountains of Oʻahu, Hawaii
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Pandanales
Family:
Pandanaceae
Genus:
Pandanus
Species:
P. tectorius
Binomial name
Pandanus tectorius
Parkinson ex Du Roi[2]
Synonyms[2]
Corypha laevis (Lour.) A.Chev.
Pandanus absonus H.St.John
Pandanus adscendens H.St.John
Pandanus aequor H.St.John
Pandanus aitutakiensis H.St.John
Pandanus akiakiensis H.St.John
Pandanus amplexus H.St.John
Pandanus angulatus H.St.John
Pandanus angulosus H.St.John
Pandanus anisos H.St.John
Pandanus aoraiensis H.St.John
Pandanus apionops H.St.John
Pandanus arapepe H.St.John
Pandanus asauensis H.St.John
Pandanus ater H.St.John
Pandanus baptistii Misonne
Pandanus bassus H.St.John
Pandanus bathys H.St.John
Pandanus bergmanii F.Br.
Pandanus bicurvatus H.St.John
Pandanus blakei H.St.John
Pandanus boraboraensis H.St.John
Pandanus bothreus H.St.John
Pandanus bowenensis H.St.John
Pandanus brachypodus Kaneh.
Pandanus brownii H.St.John
Pandanus cacuminatus H.St.John
Pandanus carolinensis Martelli
Pandanus chamissonis Gaudich.
Pandanus charancanus Kaneh.
Pandanus christophersenii H.St.John
Pandanus citraceus H.St.John
Pandanus collatus H.St.John
Pandanus complanatus H.St.John
Pandanus cooperi (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus coronatus Martelli
Pandanus crassiaculeatus H.St.John
Pandanus crassus H.St.John
Pandanus cylindricus Kaneh.
Pandanus cymatilis H.St.John
Pandanus decorus K.Koch
Pandanus dicheres H.St.John
Pandanus dilatatus Kaneh.
Pandanus discolor auct.
Pandanus distinctus Martelli
Pandanus divaricatus H.St.John
Pandanus divergens Kaneh.
Pandanus dotyi H.St.John
Pandanus drakei H.St.John
Pandanus drolletianus Martelli
Pandanus duriocarpoides Kaneh.
Pandanus duriocarpus Martelli
Pandanus edwinii H.St.John
Pandanus elevatus H.St.John
Pandanus enchabiensis Kaneh.
Pandanus erythrophloeus Kaneh.
Pandanus extralittoralis H.St.John
Pandanus eyesyes Kaneh.
Pandanus fahina H.St.John
Pandanus faramaa H.St.John
Pandanus fatuhivaensis H.St.John
Pandanus fatyanion (Kaneh.) Hosok.
Pandanus feruliferus H.St.John
Pandanus filiciatilis H.St.John
Pandanus fischerianus Martelli
Pandanus fragrans Gaudich.
Pandanus futunaensis H.St.John
Pandanus gambierensis H.St.John
Pandanus glomerosus H.St.John
Pandanus grantii H.St.John
Pandanus guamensis Martelli
Pandanus haapaiensis H.St.John
Pandanus heronensis H.St.John
Pandanus hivaoaensis H.St.John
Pandanus horneinsularum H.St.John
Pandanus hosinoi Kaneh.
Pandanus hosokawae Kaneh.
Pandanus houmaensis H.St.John
Pandanus hubbardii H.St.John
Pandanus inarmatus H.St.John
Pandanus inermis Roxb.
Pandanus inflexus H.St.John
Pandanus infundibuliformis H.St.John
Pandanus insularis Kaneh.
Pandanus intralaevis H.St.John
Pandanus jaluitensis Kaneh.
Pandanus jonesii (F.Br.) H.St.John
Pandanus kafu Martelli
Pandanus kamptos H.St.John
Pandanus koidzumii Hosok.
Pandanus korrensis Kaneh.
Pandanus kraussii H.St.John
Pandanus kusaiensis Kaneh.
Pandanus laculatus H.St.John
Pandanus laevis Kunth
Pandanus laevis Lour.
Pandanus lakatwa Kaneh.
Pandanus lambasaensis H.St.John
Pandanus laticanaliculatus Kaneh.
Pandanus lauensis H.St.John
Pandanus licinus H.St.John
Pandanus limitaris H.St.John
Pandanus longifolius H.L.Wendl.
Pandanus macfarlanei Martelli
Pandanus macrocephalus Kaneh.
Pandanus makateaensis H.St.John
Pandanus malatensis Blanco
Pandanus mangarevaensis H.St.John
Pandanus mariaensis H.St.John
Pandanus marquesasensis H.St.John
Pandanus matukuensis H.St.John
Pandanus mbalawa H.St.John
Pandanus meetiaensis H.St.John
Pandanus mei F.Br.
Pandanus mendanensis Martelli
Pandanus menne Kaneh.
Pandanus menziesii Gaudich.
Pandanus metius H.St.John
Pandanus minysocephalus H.St.John
Pandanus mooreaensis H.St.John
Pandanus moschatus Miq.
Pandanus moschatus Rumph. ex Voigt
Pandanus motuensis H.St.John
Pandanus nandiensis H.St.John
Pandanus notialis H.St.John
Pandanus oblatiapicalis H.St.John
Pandanus oblaticonvexus H.St.John
Pandanus obliquus Kaneh.
Pandanus odontoides Hosok.
Pandanus okamotoi Kaneh.
Pandanus onoilauensis H.St.John
Pandanus orarius H.St.John
Pandanus otemanuensis H.St.John
Pandanus ovalauensis H.St.John
Pandanus pachys H.St.John
Pandanus palkilensis Hosok.
Pandanus palmyraensis H.St.John
Pandanus pansus H.St.John
Pandanus paogo H.St.John
Pandanus papeariensis Martelli
Pandanus papenooensis H.St.John
Pandanus parhamii H.St.John
Pandanus parksii H.St.John
Pandanus patulior H.St.John
Pandanus pedunculatus R.Br.
Pandanus planus H.St.John
Pandanus politus Martelli
Pandanus ponapensis Martelli
Pandanus prismaticus Martelli
Pandanus prolixus H.St.John
Pandanus pseudomenne Hosok.
Pandanus pulposus (Warb.) Martelli
Pandanus pusillus H.St.John
Pandanus pyriformis (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus radiatus H.St.John
Pandanus raiateaensis H.St.John
Pandanus raivavaensis Martelli
Pandanus raroiaensis H.St.John
Pandanus rectangulatus Kaneh.
Pandanus repens Miq.
Pandanus rhizophorensis H.St.John
Pandanus rhombocarpus Kaneh.
Pandanus rikiteaensis H.St.John
Pandanus rimataraensis H.St.John
Pandanus rockii Martelli
Pandanus rotensis Hosok.
Pandanus rotundatus Kaneh.
Pandanus rurutuensis H.St.John
Pandanus sabotan Blanco
Pandanus saipanensis Kaneh.
Pandanus saltuarius H.St.John
Pandanus samak Hassk.
Pandanus sanderi Sander
Pandanus savaiensis (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus seruaensis H.St.John
Pandanus sinuosus H.St.John
Pandanus sinuvadosus H.St.John
Pandanus smithii H.St.John
Pandanus spurius (Willd.) Miq.
Pandanus stradbrookeensis H.St.John
Pandanus subaequalis H.St.John
Pandanus subhumerosus H.St.John
Pandanus subradiatus H.St.John
Pandanus suvaensis (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus taepa (F.Br.) H.St.John
Pandanus tahaaensis H.St.John
Pandanus tahitensis Martelli
Pandanus takaroaensis H.St.John
Pandanus tamaruensis J.W.Moore
Pandanus tapeinos H.St.John
Pandanus taravaiensis H.St.John
Pandanus temehaniensis J.W.Moore
Pandanus terrireginae H.St.John
Pandanus tessellatus Martelli
Pandanus tikeiensis H.St.John
Pandanus tima H.St.John
Pandanus timoeensis H.St.John
Pandanus tolotomensis Glassman
Pandanus tomilensis Kaneh.
Pandanus tongaensis H.St.John
Pandanus trapaneus H.St.John
Pandanus tritosphaericus H.St.John
Pandanus trukensis Kaneh.
Pandanus tubuaiensis Martelli
Pandanus tupaiensis H.St.John
Pandanus uea H.St.John
Pandanus utiyamae Kaneh.
Pandanus vahitahiensis H.St.John
Pandanus vandra H.St.John
Pandanus vangeertii auct.
Pandanus variegatus Miq.
Pandanus veitchii Mast.
Pandanus virginalis H.St.John
Pandanus viri H.St.John
Pandanus viridinsularis H.St.John
Pandanus volkensii Kaneh.
Pandanus yorkensis H.St.John
Pandanus yunckeri H.St.John
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean.[3] Common names in English include thatch screwpine,[4]Tahitian screwpine,[5]hala tree[6] (pū hala in Hawaiian)[7] and pandanus.[8] The fruit is edible and sometimes known as hala fruit.
^Thomson, L.; Thaman, R.; Guarino, L.; Taylor, M.; Elevitch, C. (2019). "Pandanus tectorius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62335A135987404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62335A135987404.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ab"Pandanus tectorius". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 Sep 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^Kinsey, Beth (2017). "Pandanus tectorius- Hala". Wild Life of Hawaii. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^"Pandanus tectorius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 Sep 2016.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pandanus tectorius". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 Sep 2016.
^"Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Pandanus tectorius". nativeplants.hawaii.edu.
^Pukui, Mary Kawena; et al. (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary. Univ. of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0. pū hala. n. pandanus tree. […] Ulu pū hala, pandanus grove.
^"Pandanus tectorius". College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. 2002.
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