iPandanus
Fruit of Pandanus utilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Pandanales Family: Pandanaceae Genus: Pandanus Parkinson
Species
See text ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1023x768, 213 KB) Summary fr: vacoa (Pandanus utilis)- fruit en: screw pine (Pandanus utilis)- fruit photo: B.navez - 09 SEP 2005 - Reunion Island Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Pandanus ... Binominal Name Pandanus utilis The common screwpine (Pandanus utilis) is, despite its name, a tropical tree and not a pine. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Liliopsida is the botanical name for a class. ... Families Cyclanthaceae Pandanaceae Stemonaceae Triuridaceae Velloziaceae The Pandanales are an order of flowering plants. ... Genera See text Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics of the Old World. ... Sydney Parkinson Sydney Parkinson (1745 - January 1771) was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist. ...

Pandanus is a large genus of between 600-700 species of tree- or shrub-like flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. The genus is native to the Old World tropics and western Pacific Ocean islands, with the largest number of species in Madagascar and Malesia (Wagner, Herbst, & Sohmer 1990). They are typically found in lower forested areas, savanahs, and along wetter shoreline regions. They are sometimes called screwpines because their long, flat leaves grow in a spiral pattern. The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Genera See text Pandanaceae is a family of flowering plants native to the tropics of the Old World. ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ... Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundary of the Indomalaya and Australasia ecozones. ... The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ...

They vary in size from small shrubs less than 1 m tall, up to medium-sized trees 20 m tall, typically with a broad canopy and moderate growth rate. The trunk is stout, wide-branching, and ringed with many leaf scars. They commonly have many thick prop roots near the base, which provide support as the tree grows top-heavy with leaves, fruit, and branches. The leaves are strap-shaped, varying between species from 30 cm up to 2 m or more long, and from 1.5 cm up to 10 cm broad.

They are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on different plants. The flowers of the male tree are 2-3 cm long and fragrant, surrounded by narrow, white bracts. The female tree produces flowers with round fruits that are also bract-surrounded. The fruits are globose, 10 to 20 cm in diameter, and have many prism-like sections, resembling the fruit of the pineapple. Typically, the fruit changes from green to bright orange or red as it matures. The fruit is edible. Plant sexuality deals with the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Selected species

Binomial name Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ... Binomial name Pandanus boninensis Pandanus boninensis is an Asian species of shrub that is common in the Distylium-Schima dry forests and Raphiolepsis-Livistona dry forests of the Ogasawara Islands. ... Binomial name Pandanus conoideus Lam. ... Binomial name Pandanus fascicularis Lam. ... Binomial name Pandanus spiralis The screw palm or pandanus tree (Pandanus spiralis) is an Australian plant that is not a true palm. ... Binomial name Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Zucc. ... Binominal Name Pandanus utilis The common screwpine (Pandanus utilis) is, despite its name, a tropical tree and not a pine. ... Binomial name Pandanus veitchii Hort. ...

Cultivation and uses

Pandan (P. amaryllifolius) leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking to add a distinct aroma to rice and curry dishes such as nasi lemak, kaya preserves, and desserts such as pandan cake. They are known as daun pandan in Malay and 斑蘭 [bān lán] in Mandarin. Fresh leaves are typically torn into strips, tied in a knot to facilitate removal, placed in the cooking liquid, then removed at the end of cooking. Dried leaves and bottled extract may be bought in some places. Binomial name Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ... Odor receptors on the antennae of a Luna moth An odor is the object of perception of the sense of olfaction. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice is two species of grass (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and in Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans in their global diets[1]. (The term wild rice can... An Indian chicken curry Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spiced dishes, best-known in Indian, Thai, Malaysia and other South Asian cuisines, but curry has been adopted into all of the mainstream cuisines of the Asia-Pacific area. ... Nasi lemak is often served with cucumber slices, small dried anchovies, roasted peanuts, and other such condiments. ... Kaya ( also srikaya, means rich in Malay because the colours(the original) look like the gold) is a jam made from coconut milk and duck/chicken eggs, flavoured by the unique pandan leaf, and sweetened with sugar. ... Jam from berries Jam is a type of sweet spread or condiment made with certain fruits or vegetables, sugar, and sometimes pectin. ... A selection of desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a dinner, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Pandan cake is a light, fluffy cake flavoured with the juice of the pandanus leaves. ... The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Mandarin, or Beifanghua (Chinese: 北方話; Pinyin: BÄ›ifānghuà; literally Northern Dialect(s)), or Guanhua (Traditional Chinese: 官話; Simplified Chinese: 官话; Pinyin: Guānhuà; literally official speech) is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. ...

In whole Oceania almost every part of the plant was used, with various species; different from that used in Southeast Asian cooking. Pandanus trees provided materials for housing, clothing and textiles, food, medication, decorations, fishing, religious uses and the manufacture of Dilly Bags (carrying bags). Most important were, and still are, the mats which are handwoven from the dried leaves. For the fictional superstate in George Orwells novel, see Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four). ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Men and women wearing suits, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing (from the 1937 Chicago Woolen Mills catalog) Clothing is defined, in its broadest sense, as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings for the hands (gloves), feet (socks, shoes, sandals, boots... Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Oral medication A medication is a licenced drug taken to cure or reduce symptoms of an illness or medical condition. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering animals not classifiable as insects which breathe in water or pass their lives in water. ... Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islam, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhism, Sikh, Hindu, Jain (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Diane de Poitiers, Maltese cross Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that (generally) involve a faith in a spiritual nature and... A dillybag is a traditional woven bag, original to Australian Aborigines. ...

Pandan is said to be a restorative, deodorant, indolent and phylatic, promoting a feeling of wellbeing and acting as a counter to tropical lasstitude. It may be chewed as a breath sweetener or used as a preservative on foods. It is also said to have flavonoids which are believed to have a variety of healthful properties, including antiviral, anti-allergen, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant.^{[citation needed]} Flavonoids are a group of chemical compounds naturally found in certain fruits, vegetables, teas, wines, nuts, seeds, and roots. ... An allergy can refer to several kinds of immune reactions including Type I hypersensitivity in which a persons body is hypersensitised and develops IgE type antibodies to typical proteins. ... Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Vernacular names

• Chinese (Cantonese): Baan laahn, Chan heung laahn, Chat yihp laahn, Heung lahm tauh
• Chinese (Mandarin): 班兰 (班蘭) [bān lán], Chen xiang lan, Qi ye lan, Xiang lin tou
• Czech: Pandán
• Danish: Skruepalme
• Dutch: Schroefpalm, Pandan
• English: Pandanus, Screwpine, Umbrella tree, Screw tree
• Estonian: Lõhnav pandan
• Finnish: Kairapalmu
• French: Pandanus
• German: Schraubenbaum, Schraubenpalme
• Hawaiian: Hala
• Hebrew: הפאנדאנוס, Ha-pandanus (refers to entire genus)
• Hindi: Ambemohor pat, Rampe
• Hungarian: Pandanusz levél, Panpung levél, Csavarpálma levél
• Indonesian: Pandan
• Italian: Pandano
• Japanese: Nioi-takonoki, Nioi-adan
• Khmer: Taey
• Korean: Pandanusu
• Laotian: Tey Ban, Tey hom
• Lithuanian: Amarilinis pandanas
• Malay: Pandan Wangi
• Persian: کادی (Kādì)
• Portuguese: Pandano
• Singhalese: Rampe
• Spanish: Pandan, Pandano
• Tagalog: Pandan, Pandan mabango
• Tahitian: Fara, Hinano
• Thai: ใบเตย, เตยหอม, เตย, Panae-wo-nging, Bai Toey, Toey-hom, Toey
• Tongan: Fā (plus many more names for different species, leaves, flowers, etc.)
• Vietnamese: Cây cơm nếp, Dứa thơm, Lá dứa, Cay com nep, Dua thom, La dua

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External links and references

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pandanus
• Sorting Pandanus names
• Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., & Sohmer, S. H. (1990). Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai`i.

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