Hala tree

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
עץ האלה
Name (Latin)
Hala tree
Name (Arabic)
شجرة الهالا
Other forms of name
Ara (Plant)
Pandanus odoratissimus
Pandanus odoriferous
Pandanus tectorius
Screw pine, Textile
Screw pine, Thatch
Textile screw pine
Thatch screw pine
See Also From tracing topical name
Pandanus
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q312736
Library of congress: sh 85058399
Sources of Information
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Wikipedia description:

Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. Common names in English include thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree (pū hala in Hawaiian) and pandanus. The fruit is edible and sometimes known as hala fruit.

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