Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.
Fragrant Pandan / Daun pandan (Bru.); Pandan wangi (M.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial aromatic shrub that can grow up to 1.6 m high. Leaves are blade-like, linear, spirally arranged, adaxially dark green and laterally pleated, abaxially pale green. Leaf blade is oblong, acute at apex, truncate at base with entire margin and parallel venation. Stems are unbranched or sparsely branched, slender, erect and
It is used for skin, gastrointestinal, and respiratory ailments. Antifungal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities are reported
It thrives on peat swamps, where it usually forms dense thickets, along riversides, riverine forest under full sunlight.
Branch cutting and sucker division.
Native to tropical Asia.
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