Pandanus tectorius (5187733419)
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Description: Hala or Screwpine Pandanaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands The fragrant bracts of the male hala flower (hīnano). Male flowers, called hīnano in Hawaiian, are surrounded by very fragrant bracts. The soft part of hīnano were chewed by early Hawaiian mothers and given to infants and young children as a laxative. Adults also used it as a laxative. NPH00008 nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pandanus_tectorius. Date: 16 July 2008, 00:08. Source: Pandanus tectorius Uploaded by Tim1357. Author: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Monocots
- Pandanales
- Pandanaceae (screw-pine family)
- Pandanus (screwpine)
- Pandanus tectorius (Tahitian screwpine)
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