Bark
Stems are short, stout and may produce aerial roots as the plant matures.
Pandanus amaryllifolius
Syn. Pandanus latifolius
IUCN Red List
Data Deficient
(DD)
Local name
- Pandan / Screwpine (English)
- Rampe (Hindi)
Shrub type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Pandanaceae
1.5m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, blade-like leaves.
Flower
Pandan almost never flowers; male flowers are only rarely recorded.
Fruit / Seeds
Seed production is not typical. Propagation is mainly by suckers or stem cuttings.
Did you know?
Pandan’s distinctive sweet, grassy aroma comes partly from 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP), the same aromatic compound that gives fragrant rice varieties such as Basmati and Jasmine their characteristic scent.
Distribution
Maluku, Asia, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam