Pandanus Kaida

Pandanus kaida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Pandanaceae
Genus:	Pandanus
Species:	P. kaida
Binomial name
	Pandanus kaida; Kurz, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Bengal. 38: 148. 1869.

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pandanus kaida is a monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, known only in cultivation.^[1] It is native to India , Sri Lanka. Provided the appearance of its fruit, the species is sometimes referred to as the false pineapple, despite not belonging to the pineapple genus.^[2]

In culture

"Weta keyiya" (sinhala).

Uses

live fencing; medicinal; pollen-insect repellent. leaves- mats, boxes, hats.

References

↑ Kun Sun and Robert A. DeFilipps (2010). "Pandanus kaida Kurz". Flora of China. 23. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250095690.
↑ "False Pineapple". Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department - Hong Kong Wetland Park. https://www.wetlandpark.gov.hk/en/biodiversity/beauty-of-wetlands/wildlife/pandanus-kaida. "False Pineapple Pandanus kaida"

http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259135
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