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Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. [1] They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine.
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. [3]
The screw pine has been shown to have many uses. In coastal areas, it has been used for erosion control due to its numerous aerial roots. [10] These roots help bind the sand dunes along the coast from eroding water and wind. The leaves of P. utilis are used in different cultures for thatching and the production of numerous materials.
Pandanus odorifer is an aromatic monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, native to Polynesia, Australia, South Asia (Andaman Islands), and the Philippines, and is also found wild in southern India and Burma. [2] It is commonly known as fragrant screw-pine.
A Pandanus furcatus plant from Dehradun, India. Pandanus furcatus Roxb., also known as korr, pandan or Himalayan/Nepal screw pine (named for the screw-like arrangement of its leaves), is native to the Sikkim Himalaya of Northeast India, Bhutan and Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia and West Africa, and occurs on moist and shady slopes of ravines between 300 and 1500 m.
Norfolk pine is part of an ancient plant family named Araucariaceae, which was widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Native to the South Pacific, this evergreen can reach 200 feet ...
Pandanus spiralis is a small tree growing up to 10 m tall with a slender trunk, and often with a clumping habit. Prop roots may be present, but are more often absent. The leaves are 1–2 m long and 4–7 cm wide, and they may or may not have sharp spines along the leaf margins and midrib.
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