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How are Pandanus plants pollinated?
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Pandanales
Screw pine (Pandanus tectorius)
The genus Pandanus is primarily thought to be pollinated by the wind. However, because some inflorescences emit odors and are enclosed by white to pink spathes, it is likely that insects or animals also contribute to the pollination of these flowers to some degree.1