Pandanus forsteri

(Pandanus forsteri)

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Description

Pandanus forsteri , commonly known as forky-tree or forkedy-tree, is a flowering plant in the screwpine family. The specific epithet honours either Johann Forster or Georg Forster, father and son German botanists, who accompanied James Cook as naturalists on his second voyage (1772–1775).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Pandanales
Family:Pandanaceae
Genus:Pandanus
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