Pandanus subglobosus is a dioecious tropical shrub in the screwpine genus.

[2] Pandanus subglobosus is a shrub with main stems green to gray, 5 – 7 m tall, 3 – 4 cm in diameter and studded with rough points.

The stems are supported by numerous 2 – 3 m long prop roots that are about 2 cm in diameter.

Female flower clusters produce a single, complex fruit, a syncarp, 3.5–4 cm in diameter.

[1] Infrequent in low scrub forests of dry sand plains.