Pandanus tectorius var. laevis Warb.

 
  • 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 tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi
  • Common name : Screwpine
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ketaki (Sanskrit)
    • Kedgi (Hindi)
    • Kedage (Kannada)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Usually cultivated in gardens.
  • Key identification features : A large erect shrub; Leaves linear, long; Male inflorescence is highly fragrant, sheath is yellow or creamish; Female inflorescence terminal; Fruit is green initially, turns reddish when ripe.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Native : Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • K.S.Rao-Flowering Plants of IISC, 2009
    • 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 tectorius var. laevis. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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