Screw Palm

Also known as Screw Pine, Spring Pandanus, Australian Screw Pine

Screw palms form striking silhouettes across the monsoonal landscapes of tropical northern Australia with their distinctive spiraling leaf clusters and woody prop roots. Large, multi-segmented fruit heads resembling giant pineapples hang beneath dense crowns, falling apart into durable wedges when mature. Indigenous Australians have long utilized the tough, fibrous leaves for traditional weaving and crafted tools from the sturdy timber.