Pandanus utilis

Pandanus utilis, the common screwpine is, despite its name, a monocot and not a pine. It is native to Madagascar and naturalised in Mauritius and the Seychelles.

Pandanus utilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:
P. utilis
Binomial name
Pandanus utilis
Synonyms
  • Hasskarlia globosa (Hassk.) Walp.
  • Marquartia globosa Hassk.
  • Pandanus distichus auct.
  • Pandanus elegantissimus auct.
  • Pandanus flabelliformis Carrière
  • Pandanus maritimus Thouars
  • Pandanus nudus Thouars
  • Pandanus odoratissimus Jacq. nom. illeg.
  • Pandanus sativus Thouars nom. illeg.
  • Pandanus vacqua Carmich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia consanguinea Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia macrostigma Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia media Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia propinqua Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia stephanocarpa Gaudich.
  • Vinsonia striata Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia thouarsii Gaudich. ex Balf.f. nom. inval.
  • Vinsonia utilis Gaudich.
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