Common Screw Pine
Pandanus utilis (?)
Photographed at Haller Park north of Mombasa, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: Long linear leaves a meter or more in length with sharp
serrations along the margins.
TREE: Tree or several-branched shrub reaching a height of several
meters. Prop roots emerge from the trunk increasing support in moist or loose
soil.
FLOWERS: The flowers are either male or female and occur on separate
plants. The spherical clusters of male flowers are much smaller than the female
flowers.
RANGE: There are many Pandanus species; most are found in
tropical Asia.
FRUIT: The fruit on female trees occur in large spherical clusters. Red
and fleshy at maturity.
UNARMED.
