Tahitian screwpine
The Tahitian screwpine (Pandanus tectorius)
is a perennial tree.
| Scientific classifications [Edit] | |
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| Genus ? | Pandanus |
| Specific epithet ? | tectorius |
| Common names |
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| Tahitian screwpine (United States) |
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- The young plants of Pseudopanax crassifolius and Pseudopanax ferox from New Zealand grow spiny leaves to deter what is now an extinct giant flightless bird called a Moa from eating them. Once these small trees grow above about 8 feet tall the leaves change shape and texture to flattened spinless softer leaves. When mature it branches out to form a canopy.
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