Pandanus tectorius Parkinson

Parkinson, S. (1773) A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's Ship, The Endeavour : 46. Type: not cited.

Beach Pandan; Pandan, Beach

Tree to 12 m tall, stem branched. Trunk with spiny conical nodules (warty). Prop roots 1 m long and armed with scattered short, sharp protuberances. Plants male or female.

Adult leaves to 1.7 m long, 5-10 cm wide. Base without spines on margins and midrib on underside; above base on margins spines are present tom apex; above base on midrib underside spines are present to middle, and may be present or not to apex.

A terminal spike.

Fruit a multiple fruit, yellow or orange, ovoid-globose, about 12-18 cm long x 10-13 cm diam. Segments (phalanges) 38-51 mm long x 20-49 mm wide, 5-7 angled.

Features not available.

Occurs in CYP, NEQ, CEQ and southwards to central New South Wales. Altitudinal range from sea level to 300 m. Grows in littoral rainforest, sand dunes, coastal sandy areas and in microphyll vine forsests. Also occurs eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands