How to identify Pandan
Identify Pandan by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fragrant leaves used as a culinary flavoring (pandan).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Odisha.
- Confirm it sits within the Pandanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pandan.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pandanus amaryllifolius
- Genus
- Pandanus
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Found in India
- Odisha
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Pandanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“the compound gives white bread, jasmine rice, basmati rice and bread flowers Vallaris glabra their typical smell.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pandan itself; the rest are typical of the Pandanaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পায়েস পাতা বা পোলাও পাতা
- Sinhala
- රම්පෙ
About Pandan
Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) is a species in the Pandanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Odisha.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and distilled for an aromatic oil. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Pandanaceae
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Pandan belongs to the Pandanaceae family.
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