Pandanus thwaitesii
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| Pandanus thwaitesii Martelli
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Pandanus thwaitesii is a monocot species of plant in the Pandanaceae family. It is native to India, Sri Lanka.
In culture
"Dunu keyiya" (sinhala).
Leaves
linear, margins and midrib spiny, pleats thin, lateral and ventral; straw-colored spines.
Trunk
prop roots few.
Flowers
Inflorescence- male terminal, spikes, bracts yellow, glossy; female terminal, spikes, rachis zig-zag, bracts yellow, glossy.
Fruits
yellowish green syncarp, pendulous, globose, fetid, surface spiny.
Site
on summits of rocky hills of rain forests, scurb.
Uses
leaves- mats, boxes.
Source
References
- http://mpnet.ior-rcstt.com/node/3361
- http://eol.org/pages/1015582/details
- http://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:285024
- http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/p02131269?history=true
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