✿Pandanaceae · Pandanus
Bongi / Himalayan Screw Pine
Pandanus furcatus
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pandanus furcatus
- Genus
- Pandanus
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along river banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Pandanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Pandanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- तारिका Tarika, केउरा Keura, वनतरी Vanataree
- Malayalam
- Kaida-tsjeria, Cheriyakaita, Kaidatsjerria
- Marathi
- Bongi
About Bongi
Himalayan Screw Pine (Pandanus furcatus) is a shrub belonging to the Pandanaceae family (Screw-Pine Family). It is typically found in along river banks. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-April.
Botanical family
Pandanaceae
Screw-Pine Family
Bongi belongs to the Pandanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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