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Pandanus
Also known as screwpalm, pandan, screwpine
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. The genus is classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae, and is the largest in the family.
Species
thatch screwpine
Pandanus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPandanales
- FamilyPandanaceae
Observations11,539
Observations recorded55,296
General: ; largest genera are Pandanus (500 species) and Freycinetia (200 Seed: from the endocarp (>i>Pandanus); testa membranous Flower: anatropous, solitary (in >i>Pandanus) or many (in >i> Use: Pandanus is widely cultivated in New Guinea for food Fruit: of partly fused drupes (phalanges) in >i>Pandanus, or berries
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11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Evolution
- Taxonomy
- Selected species
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Uses
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. The genus is classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae, and is the largest in the family.
== Description == thumb|Aerial, prop roots