Pandanus is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names include pandan, screw palm, and screw pine. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. Common names in English include thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree and pandanus. The edible fruit is sometimes known as hala fruit.
The wildlife of Mauritius consists of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar. Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world. Many of these are now threatened with extinction because of human activities including habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species. Some have already become extinct, most famously the dodo which disappeared in the 17th century.
The fat Guam partula or humped tree snail, scientific name Partula gibba, is an endangered species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.
Glochidion temehaniense, also known by the synonym Phyllanthus temehaniensis, is a species of tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia, where it is native to the islands of Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Like all other species of Glochidion, it is pollinated by leafflower moths in the genus Epicephala.
Ixora temehaniensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island Raiatea in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Pandanus balfourii, also known as Vakwa bordmer, is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus decipiens is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Pandanus gabonensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon.
Pandanus halleorum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Vanuatu.
Pandanus hornei is a species of plant in the Pandan, or Screwpine family (Pandanaceae), one of several Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus joskei is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Fiji.
Pandanus kajui is a species of flowering plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Kenya.
Pandanus palustris is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius. It was once common in marshes and in the wetter highlands of Mauritius, but is now threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus papenooensis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island of Tahiti, in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Pandanus petersii is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to Mozambique; its habitat ranges from Namacurra to Quelimane and the Zambezi Delta. Typical features of its habitat are woodland remnants in swampy or wetland places. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus pyramidalis is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus eydouxia is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to Mauritius.
Pandanus dubius, commonly known as bakong or knob-fruited screwpine, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) native to Island Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific islands, and possibly also to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Pandanus solms-laubachii, commonly known as the swamp pandan, is a small tree in the family Pandanaceae which occurs in northeastern Queensland and possibly in Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to both Pandanus gemmifer and Pandanus grayorum.
