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Pandanus utilis
Common screwpine
As recorded: Pandanus odoratissimus Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Pandanales › Pandanaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24212
- Date
- November 15, 1950
- Locality
- 25 miles S. of Colombo
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 15, 1950, St.John, H. also collected 18 other specimens.
Pandanus utilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Pandanus utilis. BISH 789823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/789823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
