Botanical Family · Pandanales

Pandanaceae

Screw-Pine Family

6 speciesOrder Pandanales6+ well-known plants

The Pandanaceae family (Screw-Pine Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Pandanales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 6 species. Its members are predominantly shrubs. Familiar examples include Pandan, padang and Himalayan Screw Pine.

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Representative specimen · Pandanaceae

Typical leaf characters

ArrangementVariable
TypeSimple
MarginVariable
VenationParallel

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

Flower symmetryVariable
InflorescenceUmbel
FruitDrupe

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

PandanPandanus amaryllifoliusPadangPandanus fascicularisHimalayan Screw PinePandanus furcatusScrew-PinePandanus odoriferScrewpinePandanus tectoriusScrewpinePandanus tectorius var. laevis

All 6 species in PANDANACEAE

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