Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_pandanus_tectorius
Screwpine
Pandanus tectorius
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About Screwpine
Screwpine (Pandanus tectorius) is indigenous in the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Small tree to 15 m tall with a stout branching trunk supported by numerous thick prop roots.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomy, nativity, island-level occurrence, growth form, names, and source conservation assessments are documented in the 2026 census audit. Broader ecology and conservation recommendations still require claim-level source review. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pandanus tectorius
- Common names
- Screwpine · Hawaiian screwpine · Pandan · Pandanus · Screw pine · hala
- Hawaiian names
- Hala · Pū hala
- Other names
- Screwpine · Pandanus tectorius · Pandanus fatuhivaensis · Pandanus filiciatilis · Pandanus hivaoaensis · Pandanus jonesii · Pandanus marquesasensis · Pandanus mei · Pandanus mendanensis · Pandanus odoratissimus var. levigatus · Pandanus odoratissimus var. oahuensis · Pandanus taepa · Pandanus tectorius var. jonesii · Pandanus tectorius var. sandvicensis · Pandanus tectorius var. taepa · Pandanus tectorius var. uapensis · Hawaiian screwpine · Pandan · Pandanus · Screw pine · Hala · pu hala
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. source status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld. Growth-form tags describe the taxon across its range, not a measured Kauaʻi population. Checklist source statuses are not a new legal-status determination.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Coastal strand · Wetlands · Lowland forest · Riparian edges
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Tree
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Coastal development, invasive plants, storm surge, pests
- Conservation actions
- Protect coastal stands, restore strand vegetation, monitor pests
- Monitoring
- Protect coastal stands, restore strand vegetation, monitor pests
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Screwpine (Pandanus tectorius) is indigenous in the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Small tree to 15 m tall with a stout branching trunk supported by numerous thick prop roots.
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