✿Pandanaceae · Pandanus
Ketaki / Screw-Pine
Pandanus odorifer
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, West Bengal & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pandanus odorifer
- Genus
- Pandanus
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
- 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 Ketaki 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
- केतकी ketaki, केवड़ा
- Tamil
- கைதை
- Kannada
- ಕೇದಗೆ
- Malayalam
- പാൻഡനസ് ഓഡറിഫർ
- Marathi
- केवडा
- Assamese
- কেতেকী ফুল
About Ketaki
Screw-pine (Pandanus odorifer) belongs to the Pandanaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Goa, West Bengal and 8 other states.
In culture
It is recorded in classical literature.
Botanical family
Pandanaceae
Screw-Pine Family
Ketaki belongs to the Pandanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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