The common screwpine (Pandanus utilis) is, despite its name, a tropical tree and not a pine.

Pandanus utilis (pan-DAY-nus YOO-tih-liss), otherwise known as the common screwpine, is one such plant within this family.

The common screwpine (Pandanus utilis) is, despite its name, a tropical tree and not a pine.

Pandanus utilis was discovered by French naturalist Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent.

Pandanus utilis (pan-DAY-nus YOO-tih-liss), otherwise known as the common screwpine, is one such plant within this family.

Many types of palms and palm-like plants on Mauritius produce hard seeds that the Broad-billed Parrot may have eaten, including Latania loddigesii, Mimusops maxima, Sideroxylon grandiflorum, Diospyros egrettorium, and Pandanus utilis.