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Benstonea monticola
Scrub breadfruit (Benstonea monticola) is an evergreen shrub or small tree from the rainforests of north-east Queensland, Australia, closely related to screw pines. It is grown as an ornamental in warm, humid gardens, and its key requirement is consistent moisture and shade in its youth.
Benstonea monticola, commonly known as scrub breadfruit or urchin-fruited pandan, is a plant in the family Pandanaceae which is endemic to rainforested parts of north east Queensland, Australia.
The scrub breadfruit naturally occurs from the area of Cedar Bay (now part of Ngalba Bulal National Park), southward along the coast as far as Hinchinbrook Island, and inland to the Atherton Tablelands. It favours rainforest habitats and is found from sea level to around 800 m (2,600 ft).
Benstonea atrocarpa · Lauterbach's pandan · Benstonea · Pandanus thwaitesii
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
