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Veitch's Screwpine

Pandanus veitchii

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow and green leafed tree with prop root system.

Habitat:

Was in a botanical garden in Cairns, Qld, Australia

Notes:

Ignore the tourist in the foreground. It's the only image I have of this tree.
Sorry about the quality. Disposable camera then scanned print. The date stamp really dates this image :)
Aka Thatch Screw-pine, Textile screw-pine

Reference Links:

PlantFiles: Detailed information on Veitch's Screwpine, Thatch Screw-pine, Text…

Species ID Suggestions

Screwpine

Pandanus sp.

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
It does look like it! If only I had the forethought to take better pics. I guess that wasn't on my mind while on my honeymoon :)
Dan Doucette
This might be a variagated form of Pandanus tectorius.

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PublishedAugust 3, 2011

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