Pandanus foetidus Roxb.

 
  • Family : PANDANACEAE
    (Screw-Pine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KEVARA FAMILY (केवड़ा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Pandanaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pandanus foetidus Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kiya-kanta, Lunikiya (Oria)
    • Keol-kanta (Hindi)
    • Mogali (Telugu)
    • Kattukaitha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : September-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Hassan district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Bargarh district, Kendrapara district
  • Endemism : South India
  • World Distribution : India, Indo-China, Bangladesh
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pandanus foetidus. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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