30-Million-Year-Old Screw Palm Fossil Identified as New Species

The newly-identified species of screw palm, named Pandanus estellae, is important as a result of it supplies credible pre-Pleistocene proof of the genus Pandanus. Pandanus is a genus of palm-like, dioecious timber and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Commonly generally known as pandans, screw palms, and screw pines, there are over 450 scientifically acknowledged species. […]