Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and used widely in South East Asian cooking. It is an erect green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike leaves and woody aerial roots. 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. ... Species See text Pandanus is a large genus of between 600-700 species of tree- or shrub-like flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... William Roxburgh (June 29, 1759 - April 10, 1815) was a Scottish physician and botanist. ... Species See text Pandanus is a large genus of between 600-700 species of tree- or shrub-like flowering plants in the family Pandanaceae. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Aerial roots are roots that are formed in and exposed to air. ...

The plant is rare in the wild but cultivated widely for use as a flavoring in cooking. The leaves are used fresh or wilted. They have a nutty, botanical fragrance which enhances the flavor of Thai, Malaysian, and Indonesian foods, especially rice dishes. The leaves are sometimes steeped in coconut milk, which is then added to the dish. They may be tied in a bunch and cooked with the food. They also may be woven into a basket which is used as a pot for cooking rice. Pandan chicken, or gai ob bai toey, is a Thai dish with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and fried. The leaves are also used as a flavoring for desserts such as pandan cake and sweet beverages. 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... Coconut Milk is a sweet, milky cooking base derived from the meat of a mature coconut. ... Pandan cake is a light, fluffy cake flavoured with the juice of the pandanus leaves. ...

The plant is sterile, flowers only very rarely, and is propagated by cuttings.

External links

• Spices: P. amaryllifolius
• Van Wyk, Ben-Erik (2005). Food Plants of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc. ISBN 0-88192-743-0