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Pandanus
Fruit of Pandanus utilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Pandanales
Family: Pandanaceae
Genus: Pandanus
Parkinson
Species

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Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 known species. The common screwpine ( Pandanus utilis) is despite its name a tropical tree and not a Pine. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Liliopsida is a Botanical name for the class containing the family Liliaceae (or Lily Family Pandanales is an order of Flowering plants with a pantropical distribution Pandanaceae is a family of Flowering plants native to the tropics of the Old World. Sydney Parkinson ( c 1745 - 26 January 1771) was a Scottish Quaker, Botanical illustrator and Natural history A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Monocotyledons or monocots are one of two major groups of Flowering plants (angiosperms that are traditionally recognised the other being Dicotyledons In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Plants 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. Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of Sexual reproduction systems found across the Plant kingdom 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. Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil Typically, the fruit changes from green to bright orange or red as it matures. The fruit of some species are edible. Pandanus fruit are eaten by animals including bats, rats, crabs, elephants and monitor lizards, but the vast majority of species are dispersed primarily by water.

Selected species

P. UserPolbot. --> Pandanus aldabraensis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and used widely in Southeast Asian cooking UserPolbot. --> Pandanus balfourii is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Pandanus boninensis is an Asian species of shrub that is common in the Distylium - Schima dry forests and Raphiolepsis - Livistona UserPolbot. --> Pandanus carmichaelii is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus clandestinus is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Red Fruit ( Pandanus conoideus) is a traditional fruit from Papua Indonesia. UserPolbot. --> Pandanus decastigma is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus decipiens is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus decumbens is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Screw Pine ( Pandanus fascicularis, syn P odoratissimus, nom illeg UserPolbot. --> Pandanus halleorum is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus hornei is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus joskei is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus kajui is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus lacuum is a Species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus microcarpus is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus multispicatus is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus palustris is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus papenooensis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus parvicentralis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus petersii is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus pyramidalis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus sechellarum is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Pandanus spiralis is shrub or small tree up to 10 metres in height native to northern Australia. UserPolbot. --> Pandanus taveuniensis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine occurring in northern Queensland, Australia and Indonesia UserPolbot. --> Pandanus temehaniensis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus teuszii is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus thomensis is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family The common screwpine ( Pandanus utilis) is despite its name a tropical tree and not a Pine. Pandanus veitchii ( Veitch's screwpine) is an Ornamental plant in the Pandanaceae family UserPolbot. --> Pandanus verecundus is a species of Plant in the Pandanaceae family odoratissimus is used for P. fascicularis or P. tectorius.

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 ('jam') preserves, and desserts such as pandan cake. Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and used widely in Southeast Asian cooking Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Curry is the English description of any of a general variety of spicy dishes best known in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan Nasi lemak is a dish sold in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand. Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal usually consisting of sweet Food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one such as some Cheeses The Pandan cake is a light fluffy cake of Malay origins (Indonesia Malaysia The Philippines flavored with the juice of Pandanus amaryllifolius leaves Pandan leaf can be used as a complement to chocolate in many dishes, such as ice cream. They are known as daun pandan in Indonesian and Malay; and 斑蘭 (bān lán) in Mandarin. Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the 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.

"Kewra" is extract distilled from the Pandanus flower, used to flavour drinks and desserts in Indian cuisine.

Throughout Oceania almost every part of the plant is used, with various species different from those used in Southeast Asian cooking. Pandanus trees provide materials for housing, clothing and textiles, food, medication, decorations, fishing, religious uses and the manufacture of Dilly Bags (carrying bags). Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an Medication, also referred to as medicine, can be loosely defined as any substance intended for use in the diagnosis cure mitigation treatment or prevention of disease For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos A dillybag or dilly bag is a traditional Australian Aboriginal Bag, generally woven from the fibres of plant species of the Pandanus Most important are the mats, which are handwoven from the dried leaves.

Pandan is said to be a restorative, deodorant, indolent and phylactic, promoting a feeling of wellbeing and acting as a counter to tropical lassitude. 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. The term flavonoid (or bioflavonoid refers to a class of Plant Secondary metabolites According to the IUPAC nomenclature they can be classified into Allergy is a disorder of the Immune system often also referred to as Atopy. Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces Inflammation. An antioxidant is a Molecule capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules

Cockroaches tend to dislike the smell of pandan leaves. In Asia, a car infested with cockroaches can generally be rid of the cockroaches by leaving a handful of fresh pandan leaves overnight in the vehicle.

Vernacular names
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Dictionary

pandanus

-noun

  1. the screw pine
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