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Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc.
Pandanus palm, Thatch screw-pine, Tahitian screw-pine

Pandanus tectorius
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Pandanaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Range: Tropical Asia and Polynesia.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: P. baptistii.

Other data on Pandanus tectorius available from :

Pandanus tectorius has been found in the following 7 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Cayo Costa State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dry Tortugas National Park Reported
Everglades National Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Not Native, Naturalized


Pandanus tectorius has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Wetland
Mangrove swamp

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Pandanus tectorius
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Pandanus tectorius
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr