Pandanus utilis

Pandanus utilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species:
P. utilis
Binomial name
Pandanus utilis
Synonyms
21 synonyms
  • Pandanus sativus Thouars
  • Hasskarlia globosa (Hassk.) Walp.
  • Marquartia globosa Hassk.
  • Pandanus distichus Anon.
  • Pandanus elegantissimus J.Veitch f.
  • Pandanus flabelliformis Carrière
  • Pandanus maritimus Thouars
  • Pandanus mauritianus Lem.
  • Pandanus nudus Thouars
  • Pandanus odoratissimus Jacq.
  • Pandanus spurius Miq.
  • Pandanus utilis var. stephanocarpa (Gaudich.) Brongn.
  • Pandanus vacqua Carmich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia consanguinea Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia macrostigma Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia media Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia propinqua Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia stephanocarpa Gaudich.
  • Vinsonia striata Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia thouarsii Gaudich. ex Balf.f.
  • Vinsonia utilis Gaudich.

Pandanus utilis, commonly known as common screwpine or pimento thatch, is a species of monocot in the genus Pandanus, native to the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion, and naturalised in Madagascar (where it has often been thought native), the Seychelles, and elsewhere.