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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. (PANDANACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Pandan Wangi.

Description

Stem creeping or decumbent and asceding to 1.6 m tall, 2-15 cm diam. Leaves strape-shaped, thin, 25-75 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, fragrant.


Ecology

Unknown.

Distribution

Originates from eastern Indonesia in the Moluccas but widely cultivated.

Uses

The scented leaves are used in cooking, for the green colour from juice of crushed leaves.