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Veitch's Screwpine

Pandanus veitchii

Description:

Yellow and green leafed tree with prop root system.

Habitat:

Was in a botanical garden in Cairns, Qld, Australia

Notes:

Ignore the tourist in the foreground. It's the only image I have of this tree. Sorry about the quality. Disposable camera then scanned print. The date stamp really dates this image :) Aka Thatch Screw-pine, Textile screw-pine

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Screwpine
Pandanus sp. Pandanus


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2 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

It does look like it! If only I had the forethought to take better pics. I guess that wasn't on my mind while on my honeymoon :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

This might be a variagated form of Pandanus tectorius.

4870, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Aug 23, 1996
Submitted on Aug 3, 2011

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