Pandanus conicus


Pandanus conicus, commonly known as screw palm, is a species of plants in the family Pandanaceae found only in Queensland, Australia. It is a slim tree up to tall with spreading branches, and the trunk bears numerous small spiny "warts". The leaves may be up to long and wide, with sharp spines on the margins. They are arranged in densely clustered whorls at the ends of the branches. The plant inhabits rainforest and vine thickets on the east coast of the northern half of Cape York Peninsula, south to about Coen. This species is dioecious, meaning that and flowers are borne on separate plants. It was first described in 1960 by American botanist Harold St. John.

Conservation

This species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.