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Pandanus whitei


Pandanus whitei BranchPandanus whitei FruitPandanus whitei Form

Common Name: Screw Palm
   
Family: Pandanaceae
   
Form and Size: A small palm - like tree 6 - 8m high.
   
Distribution: North - eastern Qld; on beachfront dunes, along streams and around swampy areas.
   
Cultivation/Notes: Propagate from seed or division of basal offshoots. Prefers well drained soils but is a hardy plant under most conditions.
   
Special Note: Nesting place for the Torresian Imperial Pigeon .



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Source: Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the Tropics,
compiled by Keith Townsend for Society for Growing Australian Plants.


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