Species of plant
"Ketaki" redirects here. For the Indian tree also known as ketaki, see
Pandanus odorifer .
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.[ 3] Common names in English include thatch screwpine ,[ 4] Tahitian screwpine ,[ 5] hala tree [ 6] (pū hala in Hawaiian)[ 7] and pandanus .[ 8] The fruit is edible and sometimes known as hala fruit .
^ Thomson, L.; Thaman, R.; Guarino, L.; Taylor, M.; Elevitch, C. (2019). "Pandanus tectorius " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 : e.T62335A135987404. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T62335A135987404.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ a b "Pandanus tectorius " . World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 Sep 2016 – via The Plant List . Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ Kinsey, Beth (2017). "Pandanus tectorius- Hala" . Wild Life of Hawaii . Retrieved 6 April 2017 .
^ "Pandanus tectorius " . Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service , United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 17 Sep 2016 .
^ NRCS . "Pandanus tectorius " . PLANTS Database . United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 17 Sep 2016 .
^ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Pandanus tectorius" . nativeplants.hawaii.edu .
^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; et al. (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary . Univ. of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0 . pū hala . n. pandanus tree. […] Ulu pū hala , pandanus grove.
^ "Pandanus tectorius" . College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa . 2002.