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Vacoa Chevron

Pandanus tenuifolius

Vacoa Chevron
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vacoa Chevron (Pandanus tenuifolius) is a small tree or shrub from the Pandan family, endemic to the island of Rodrigues, growing up to about 5 m with few branches. It is rarely grown outside its native island, so care is mostly drawn from related pandanus species.

Family
Pandanaceae (Pandan family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top few centimetres of soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a loam-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Rodrigues
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pandanus tenuifolius ("Vacoa chevron") is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is endemic to the island of Rodrigues.

Where it grows

This species is endemic to the island of Rodrigues. It is found mainly in small groups on the higher mountains and valley slopes of the island, where it shares its habitat with the other endemic Pandanus species, the more robust Pandanus heterocarpus. Inhabitants of the island use the leaves of both species for the fibres, and for making roofs, hats or baskets.

Other Pandanus plants

Pandanus aldabraensis · Fragrant Pandan · Water Pandan · Ngaputoru Pandanus · Pandanus aridus · Vakwa montany · Pandanus barkleyi · Pandanus boninensis · Pandanus brookei · Pandanus brosimos · Pandanus calcicola · Pandanus candelabrum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pandanus tenuifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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