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Pandanus utilis
Common screwpine
As recorded: Pandanus utilis Bory
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Pandanales › Pandanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26629
- Date
- January 3, 1962
- Locality
- Ravene; 80 km s. of Inhambane
- Region
- Mozambique
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Beentje, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 3, 1962, St.John, H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Pandanus utilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 215 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-06.

2026-09-06
Agarizaki Park, Nishihara, Okinawa, JP
(c) btyphonius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-03
Avenida Giovanni Gronchi, São Paulo, SP, BR
(c) Micaela Leoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
Maritime Lane, BM
(c) Frank Alvarado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Rua Deputado Sebastiao Nascimento 161 - Estrela Dalva, Belo Horizonte - MG, 30575-410, Brasil
(c) Imaculada Silva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Sale, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, MA
(c) Ghernat Hicham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-12
Sentier Littoral Nord, Saint-Denis, RE
(c) hugatti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pandanus utilis. BISH 551062. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956459113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/551062.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956459113 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
