Padang

Pandanus fascicularis

Shrub

How to identify Padang

Identify Padang by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a shrub habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Prop roots at the base, spiral leaf arrangement.
Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: -uly onwards.
In India, compare location records such as West Bengal.
Confirm it sits within the Pandanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Padang.

Leaf surface: GlaucousrecordedCoated in a fine waxy bloom, giving a pale blue-grey or silvery look.“Leaves are glaucous, 40–70 cm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Padang itself; the rest are typical of the Pandanaceae family.

Typical of the Pandanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Padang (Pandanus fascicularis) is a shrub in the Pandanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal.

It is recorded in classical literature.

Botanical family

Screw-Pine Family

Padang belongs to the Pandanaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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