| Pandanus utilis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Pandanales |
| Family: |
Pandanaceae |
| Genus: |
Pandanus |
| Species: |
P. utilis |
| Binomial name |
Pandanus utilis
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| 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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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.