Pandanus kaida

Short description: Species of flowering plant

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.

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ "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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See also Wikidata entry Q15578677.