Pandanus tectorius (Pandanaceae)

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Species description or overview

Traditional tree Pandanus tectorius 
A pandanus overview is provided by the Traditional Tree Initiative's species profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).

Pandanus tectorius information from "Common forest trees of Hawaii" 
Information about Pandanus tectorius is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in Hawaii. The information on this site is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 1989 publication by Little and Skolmen entitled "Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced)."

Pandanus tectorius information from NTBG
Information about Pandanus tectorius is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Pandanus tectorius information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pandanus tectorius--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Pandanus tectorius information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Pandanus tectorius, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Pandanus tectorius
Nomenclatural information about Pandanus tectorius is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Cultural uses

Cultivation & propagation

Pandanus tectorius information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Pandanus tectorius--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

How to plant a native Hawaiian garden 
An instructional handbook on planting a native Hawaiian garden was prepared by Office of Environmental Quality Control to guide the establishment of native gardens in schools throughout Hawaii to stimulate the awareness and appreciation of Hawaii's rare and fragile environmental resources (1992).

Best native plants for landscapes 
Endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants used in landscapes are pictured in this publication from the University of Hawaii.

Images

Pandanus tectorius information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pandanus tectorius in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pandanus tectorius images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Pandanus tectorius are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Pandanus tectorius images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Pandanus tectorius are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Distribution

Pandanus tectorius information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pandanus tectorius--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Where to see this species

Books

In the news

Full-text articles

Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Botanical inventory of Kure Atoll
Starr, Forest, Kim Martz, and Lloyd Loope. 2001. Botanical inventory of Kure Atoll. Prepared for Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (Honolulu). 47 pp. illus.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

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