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Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze

[ Family : Pandanaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Bromelia sylvestris Burm.f.; Keura odora Thunb.; Keura odorifera Forssk.; Pandanus blancoi Kunth ; Pandanus carnosus H.St.John ; Pandanus fascicularis Lam.; Pandanus globosus H.St.John ; Pandanus linnaei Gaudich.; Pandanus odoratissimus L.f.; Pandanus odoratus Salisb.; Pandanus rheedei Gaudich.; Pandanus rumphii Gaudich.; Pandanus sinensis (Warb.) Martelli ; Pandanus subulatus H.St.John ]
[ Common name (Local) : Keya, Ketaki ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Keya, Ketaki, Keora | Sanskrit : Ketaki, Pansuka, Sugandhini | Hindi : Ketka, Kewda, Pushpa-chamar, Keora, Panshuka, Gagandhul | Tribal : Keora daru, Koa gach | English : Fragrant screwpine, Kewda, Screwpine, Umbrella tree | Other Languages : Pukkaita, Kainari, Talampu (Mal.) ; Talai (Tam.) ; Gedaga, Ketaki (Tel.) ; Keteki-phul (Assam.)
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Habit : Bushy shrub or small tree
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Flowering & Fruiting : July--May
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