Tahitian Screwpine (Pandanus tectorius)
Pandanus tectorius, the Tahitian Screwpine, is a large shrub with long, arching, sword-shaped leaves and edible fruit.
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Sunlight
Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Watering
Water regularly, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining soil is essential. Prefers sandy loam but tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Thrives in warm temperatures.
Habitat
Outdoor, Greenhouse
Fertilizer
Feed monthly during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer.
Care Requirements
Light
Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Protect from intense afternoon sun in very hot climates.
Water
Water regularly, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining soil is essential. Prefers sandy loam but tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Thrives in warm temperatures.
Avoid frost.
Habitat
Outdoor, Greenhouse
Fertilizer
Feed monthly during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer.
Reduce feeding in winter.
Plant Overview
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Category
Foliage, Fruit, Ornamental
Plant Place Type
Ground, Garden, Pot
Plant Environment
Outdoor, Greenhouse
Lifespan
Perennials
Plant Height
3-6 m
Spread
3-6 m
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
None
Leaf Color
Green
Leaf Type
Simple
Optimal Sunlight Lux
75000
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Synonyms
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 ala-kai Martelli
Pandanus amplexus H.St.John
Pandanus angulosus H.St.John
Pandanus anisos H.St.John
Pandanus aoraiensis H.St.John
Pandanus apionops 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 benignus 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 bullii Warb.
Pandanus cacuminatus H.St.John
Pandanus carolinensis Martelli
Pandanus chamissonis Gaudich.
Pandanus charancanus Kaneh.
Pandanus christophersenii 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 crustatus Martelli
Pandanus cylindricus Kaneh.
Pandanus cymatilis H.St.John
Pandanus decorus K.Koch
Pandanus dhaenei Pynaert
Pandanus dicheres H.St.John
Pandanus dilatatus Kaneh.
Pandanus discolor T.Moore & Mast.
Pandanus distinctus Martelli
Pandanus divaricatus H.St.John
Pandanus divergens Kaneh.
Pandanus dotyi H.St.John
Pandanus douglasii Gaudich.
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 evexus H.St.John
Pandanus exilis H.St.John
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 ferulifer H.St.John
Pandanus filiciatilis H.St.John
Pandanus fischerianus Martelli
Pandanus flintinsularis H.St.John
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 hendersonensis 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 humericus 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 interior H.St.John
Pandanus intralaevis H.St.John
Pandanus jaluitensis Kaneh.
Pandanus javanicus K.Koch
Pandanus jonesii (F.Br.) H.St.John
Pandanus kafu Martelli
Pandanus kamptos H.St.John
Pandanus katensis F.Br.
Pandanus koidzumii Hosok.
Pandanus korrensis Kaneh.
Pandanus kraussii H.St.John
Pandanus kusaiensis Kaneh.
Pandanus laculatus H.St.John
Pandanus laevis Lour.
Pandanus lakatwa Kaneh.
Pandanus lambasaensis H.St.John
Pandanus laticanaliculatus Kaneh.
Pandanus latior H.St.John
Pandanus lauensis H.St.John
Pandanus lennei Pynaert
Pandanus licinus H.St.John
Pandanus limitaris H.St.John
Pandanus littoralis Jungh.
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 montaguei H.St.John
Pandanus mooreaensis H.St.John
Pandanus moschatus Rumph. ex Voigt
Pandanus motuensis H.St.John
Pandanus nandiensis H.St.John
Pandanus navigatorum Martelli
Pandanus niueensis 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 pakari 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 pritchardiae H.St.John
Pandanus prolixus H.St.John
Pandanus pseudomenne Hosok.
Pandanus pulposus (Warb.) Martelli
Pandanus puniceus H.St.John
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 salailuaensis Martelli
Pandanus saltuarius H.St.John
Pandanus samoanus (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus samoensis Warb.
Pandanus sanderi Sander
Pandanus savaiensis (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus schizocarpus F.Br.
Pandanus scopulorum Martelli
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 subulorum Martelli
Pandanus suvaensis (Martelli) H.St.John
Pandanus sykesii 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 tauensis Martelli
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 tuamotensis F.Br.
Pandanus tubuaiensis Martelli
Pandanus tupaiensis H.St.John
Pandanus tutuilaensis Martelli
Pandanus uea H.St.John
Pandanus upoluensis (Martelli) Martelli
Pandanus utiyamae Kaneh.
Pandanus vahitahiensis H.St.John
Pandanus vandra H.St.John
Pandanus vangeertii Van Geert ex T.Moore & Mast.
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 wilderi H.St.John
Pandanus yorkensis H.St.John
Pandanus yunckeri H.St.John
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderPandanales
- familyPandanaceae
- genusPandanus
- speciesPandanus tectorius
Toxicity
Toxic for humans
No
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Toxic for pets
No
Rating: 0/5
Edible
Yes