Adriaan van der Stel (died 25 May 1646 in Ceylon) was the opperhoofd of Mauritius from 1640 to 1645.
Adriaan Van Der Stel succeeded Governor Cornelius Gooyer.
Van der Stel brought with him various seeds and fruits including sugarcane saplings.
After some years, these animals multiplied and were sources of fresh provisions to passing ships.
For about three years Van der Stel and his men were able to send six thousand pieces of ebony to Batavia.