✿Pandanaceae · Pandanus
Padang
Pandanus fascicularis
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering
- -uly onwards
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pandanus fascicularis
- Genus
- Pandanus
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, Mynmar, Java, Malesia, China, Moluccas, Polynesia
- Found in India
- West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- -uly onwards
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- 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
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padang itself; the rest are typical of the Pandanaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Pandanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- केवड़ा
- Bengali
- কেয়া
- Tamil
- தாழை மலர், தாழை
- Marathi
- केवडा
About Padang
Padang (Pandanus fascicularis) is a shrub in the Pandanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal.
In culture
It is recorded in classical literature.
Botanical family
Pandanaceae
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Padang belongs to the Pandanaceae family.
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