- Family : PANDANACEAE
(SCREW-PINE FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Pandanaceae
- Species : Pandanus fascicularis
- Synonym : Pandanus odoratissimus L.f.
- Basionym : Keura odorifera Forssk.
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze
- Common name : Screw pine
- Vernacular name : Kedege (Kan.); Kewda, Keura, Ketki, Gagandhul (Hin.); Mugali, Ketaki, Gajangi (Tel.); Keya, Kia (Ori.)
- Habit : Shrub
- Flower, Fruit : July onwards
- Comments : Often on plains by streams, arable lands and dense thickets. Sometimes also cultivated. The male plant is a source of scented flowers used in making 'Kewda' (perfumes).
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Balasore district, Cuttack district (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Myanmar, China, Java, Malaysia, Moluccas, Polynesia
- Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Pandanus fascicularis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.
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