Pandanus utilis

Pandanus utilis

Pandanus utilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pandanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Species: Pandanus utilis

Name

Pandanus utilis Bory, 1804

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pandanus sativus Thouars in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1(11): 3 (1808), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Hasskarlia globosa (Hassk.) Walp. in Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 753 (1849)
  • Marquartia globosa Hassk. in Flora 25(2 Beibl.): 14 (1842)
  • Pandanus distichus Anon. in Ill. Hort. 19: 55 (1872)
  • Pandanus elegantissimus J.Veitch f. in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 108 (1863)
  • Pandanus flabelliformis Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 271 (1866)
  • Pandanus maritimus Thouars in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1(11): 4 (1808)
  • Pandanus mauritianus Lem. in Ill. Hort. 7: t. 265 (1860)
  • Pandanus nudus Thouars in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1(11): 4 (1808)
  • Pandanus odoratissimus Jacq. in Fragm. Bot.: 21 (1801), nom. illeg.
  • Pandanus spurius Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 15 (1863), nom. illeg.
  • Pandanus utilis var. stephanocarpa (Gaudich.) Brongn. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 1: 291 (1875)
  • Pandanus vacqua Carmich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 64 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia consanguinea Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia macrostigma Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia media Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia propinqua Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia stephanocarpa Gaudich. in Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 23, f. 2-5 (1841)
  • Vinsonia striata Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia thouarsii Gaudich. ex Balf.f. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17: 65 (1878), pro syn.
  • Vinsonia utilis Gaudich. in Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 17, f. 1-5 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Mascareñas Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion Introduced into: Ascension, Bermuda, Comoros, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. 1804. Voyage dans les Quatre Principales Iles des mers d'Afrique. 2: 1–431. Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bosser, J. & Guého, J. (2003). Flore des Mascareignes 190: 1-52. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pandanus utilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 January 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 08. Published online. Accessed: January 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pandanus utilis. Accessed: 08 January 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pandanus utilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 January 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pandanus utilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Пандан карысны
• English: Common screwpine
• suomi: Madagaskarinkairapalmu
• français: Vacoa
• русский: Пандан полезный