Pandanus utilis Bory

A screw pine. It is a tall tree. It grows 12-18 m high. It forms many branches. It has aerial roots. The leaves are stiff and blue-green. They have red spines at the base. The leaves are arranged in spirals. The flowering head is made up of very small creamy white flowers. The fruit is a rounded compound head. The head is 15-20 cm across. It is made up of 100 long woody fruit. They are 25 mm long. They are edible when fully ripe.

A tropical plant. It grows from sea level up to 1,800 m above sea level in East Africa. It needs a sandy, well-drained soil. It needs full sun. It is often in coastal areas. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. In XTBG Yunnan. In Townsville Anderson BG.

The fruit yields a starchy food which is cooked and eaten. The male spadices are edible.

Plants can be grown from seeds.