Pandanaceae
Screw-Pine Family
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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Long, narrow, spine-edged leaves spiralling densely around the stem in three ranks, often supported above ground by stout stilt roots; tiny unisexual flowers crowd onto a spike that ripens into a large, pineapple-like head of woody fruiting segments.
The leaves' tight, spiral, screw-like arrangement around the stem — visible from a distance — gives the whole family both its common and scientific name.
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Typical leaf characters
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
All 6 species in PANDANACEAE
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