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Updated 10/14/2023

Family Pandanaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Pandanus tectorius

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

 

Male Flowers, Kaiona Beach, Oahu

 

 

UH Manoa, Oahu

 

 

Striped Cultivar, UH Manoa, Oahu

 



Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

Pololu Valley, Hawai'i

 

 
   

PANDANUS or SCREWPINE    HALA

Clump-forming tree of coastal & lowland wet forests.  Prop roots give this plant a distinctive appearance.  Male flowers are borne in white bracts.  A variety with yellow striped leaves lacking spines is popular in large gardens.  Most parts were used by islanders.  Leaves have a variety of uses including mats, hats, baskets, and home building.  Native from Indonesia east throughout Melanesia, Micronesia, & Polynesia including Hawaii.  Brought to Hawaii by early Polynesians in addition to natural dispersal by floating seeds.

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