CIBED - - Pandanus - ‘Ara-ta‘atai RR

Pandanus tectorius complex Pandanus ‘Ara-ta‘atai ^RR

f.PANDANACEAE Pandanus

Pandanus tectorius complex Pandanus ‘Ara-ta‘atai ^RR

f.PANDANACEAE Pandanus

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesPandanus ^EN Pandanus Palm ^EN Screw Palm ^EN Screw Pine ^EN Schraubenbaumarten ^DE Schraubenpalmen ^DE

Local Names‘Ara-ta‘atai^RR ‘Ara-tai^MG,AT,MK,MT ‘Ara^AK Pandana^PL Fara^PL,MH,RK Hala^TNs Hara^TNw Wala^PK,NS

Pacific NamesFasa ^SAM

Sci. NamesPandanus tectorius complex (accepted name) , Pandanus odoratissimus, Pandanus aitutakiensis, Pandanus ala-kai, Pandanus crustatus, Pandanus evexus, Pandanus humericus, Pandanus interior, Pandanus latior, Pandanus pakari, Pandanus sanderi, Pandanus sykesii, Pandanus tessellatus, Pandanus wilderi

High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.Pandanus - a tree

High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.LILIOPSIDA, sc.ARECIDAE, o.Pandanales, f.PANDANACEAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR⁺⁺MG⁺⁺⁺⁺AT⁺⁺⁺⁺MK⁺⁺⁺⁺MT⁺⁺⁺⁺AK⁺⁺⁺⁺PL^PMN^{P W}TK^++?

Nth. PresenceTN⁺⁺⁺⁺MH^PRK^PPK⁺⁺⁺⁺NS^PSW⁺⁺⁺

VouchersPK²⁰⁰⁴ SW¹⁹⁸⁵

Local OriginNative; Resident

Global RangeNative: Australia - Micronesia - Melanesia - Fr.Polynesia;

HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal, Horticultural Zone; Uplands

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusMedicine

Harmful StatusHarmful; physically damaging

UsesFood - seeds (rarely); Ornamental - leaves; Material - for fibre

IdentificationNo Content

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Tree, flowers and fruit

Fruit variation on nearby trees (Mangaia)

Tree on Ākaiami, Aitutaki

Edible pandanus (Rarotonga, Tupapa)

Fruit variation - Mangaia, Aitutaki & Miti‘āro

For weaving - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

Holotype P. sykesii (@Allan Herbarium - CHR)

Isosyntype P. ala-kai (@USMNH)

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Tree, flowers and fruit (jpg)
Fruit variation on nearby trees (Mangaia) (jpg)
Tree on Ākaiami, Aitutaki (jpg)
Edible pandanus (Rarotonga, Tupapa) (jpg)
Fruit variation - Mangaia, Aitutaki & Miti‘āro (jpg)
For weaving - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga (jpg)
Holotype {P. sykesii} (@Allan Herbarium - CHR) (jpg)
Isosyntype {P. ala-kai} (@USMNH) (jpg)

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Pandanus ^EN Pandanus Palm^EN Screw Palm^EN Screw Pine^EN Schraubenbaumarten^DE Schraubenpalmen^DE

Pacific Names

Fasa ^SAM

Local Names

‘Ara-ta‘atai^RR ‘Ara-tai^MG,AT,MK,MT ‘Ara^AK Pandana^PL Fara^PL,MH,RK Hala^TNs Hara^TNw Wala^PK,NS

National Name: ‘Ara-ta‘atai ^RR

Notes: Penrhyn - 7 edible varieties (Vaevae, Tūeka, Tāvai, Ngangie, Sākatiu, Moenga, Tūngangi)

Island	Status	Main name
National name	RR	‘Ara-ta‘atai
Rarotonga	++	‘Ara-ta‘atai
Mangaia	++++	‘Ara-tai
Ātiu	++++	‘Ara-tai
Ma‘uke	++++	‘Ara-tai
Miti‘āro	++++	‘Ara-tai
Aitutaki	++++	‘Ara
Palmerston	P	Pandana / Fara
Tongareva-write	++++	Hara
Tongareva-speak	++++	Hala
Manihiki	P	Fara
Rakahanga	P	Fara
Pukapuka	++++	Wala
Nassau	P	Wala

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	++
Mangaia	++++
Ātiu	++++
Ma‘uke	++++
Miti‘āro	++++
Aitutaki	++++
Palmerston	Present
Manuae	Present W
Takūtea	++?
Tongareva	++++
Manihiki	Present
Rakahanga	Present
Pukapuka	++++
Nassau	Present
Suwarrow	+++

Vouchers for:
Pandanus tectorius complex

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka _____ 2004 2fs fieldspecimen fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Pandanus tectorius complex.

Nassau

Suwarrow _____ 1985 2fs fieldspecimen 1985-09/10, fieldspecimen, common, in 1986-02 report G.McCormack to Sec. Internal Affairs with ID Pandanus.

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.07.05 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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