"Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include Tahitian screwpine, thatch screwpine, hala (Hawaiian), fala (Samoan), bacua (Spanish), vacquois (French), kaithai (\u0B95\u0BC8\u0BA4\u0BC8 meaning the plant that pricks the hand) (Tamil) and mudu keyiya (Sinhala)."@en . . . . . . . . . .