| Description | Screw Pine (Pandanus tectorius) is a palm-like tropical tree with leaves screw-like and spiraled around stem. Also has aerial prop roots around the base of the trunk for support. |
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| Plant Type | Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade |
| Moisture | moist |
| Temperature | will not tolerate frost |
| Flowers | male and female flowers on the same tree |
| Fruit | edible grapefruit-like fruit |
| Leaves | broad leaf evergreen, linear, sword-shaped, spiny-margined, light green, spirally arranged at the branch ends (hence the common name) |
| Roots | aerial prop roots help support the tree |
| Dimensions | 15-20 feet |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Native Site | Hawaii, Australia, Malay peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, southeastern Asia |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Latinized version of the Malayan name, pandan. Species name means "of the roofs of houses" in reference to it being used for roof thatching |
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