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Pandanus
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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.
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Pandanus, commonly known as screwpine, is a genus of plants in the family Pandanaceae. The genus was described by S. Parkinson in 1773, with *Pandanus tectorius* serving as the taxonomic type. It belongs to the order Pandanales and the class Liliopsida, though some sources list it under Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is cited as *Pandanus* Parkinson.
Records indicate the presence of this genus in countries including Thailand, the Philippines, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, and Malaysia. Herbarium specimens are held by institutions such as ANSP, BRIT, CAS, US, and NY. The genus has an accepted status in taxonomic databases.
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Species
thatch screwpine
Pandanus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPandanales
- FamilyPandanaceae
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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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,262
- With media
- 1,282
- Family
- Pandanaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, BRIT, CAS, US, NY, IND
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Philippines, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Vietnam, Myanmar
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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