Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Pandanaceae | Genus: Pandanus | Species: Pandanus foetidus Roxb. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Pandanus wallichianus, Fisquetia macrocarpa | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Screw pine, Pandan | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Screw palm | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lam Ketuki | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit (syncarps) 1-3, globose, up to 12 cm long; durpes oblanceolate, up to 3.5 cm long including the style. |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India and Myanmar | Bark Details | Smooth, dark green dotted with white |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | It is shrub stems forked, supported by arial roots, leaves alternate, simple, and linear with sheathing base | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, simple, and linear with sheathing base |
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