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Pandanaceae
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Called “Screw Pines” in GBIF
Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, from West Africa to the Pacific. It contains over 900 described species in five genera, of which the type genus, Pandanus, is the most important, with species like Pandanus amaryllifolius and karuka being important sources of food. The family likely originated during the Late Cretaceous.
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A citizen scientist logged a research-grade sighting of thatch screwpine, a spiky-leaved coastal tree long used for weaving and thatch, growing along Kuilima Drive in Kahuku, Hawaii.
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