The caterpillar larvae feed on "Pandanus" species, including "Pandanus tectorius". The leaves of "Pandanus tectorius" are usually in length and in width. It is possibly a subspecies of "Pandanus tectorius" and they hybridize readily. "Pandanus tectorius" plants are usually propagated by seed in Hawaii. The academic name of these trees is Pandanus tectorius. The lowlands consist of koa ("Acacia koa"), hibiscus, hala ("Pandanus tectorius"), and pasture. However, the bananas have owners, and the pines were really pandanus tectorius and not edible. "Pandanus tectorius" was first described by Sydney Parkinson in 1774. "Pandanus tectorius" is considered more drought tolerant than coconut trees. "Pandanus tectorius" grows natively from the Philippines through the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.