Sri Srikumar, CC0, iNaturalist via GBIF · observed growing wild

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl.

Fragrant Pandan, Pandan Mabongo, Seuke Bangu, Seuke Musang

No habitat climate 5 photographs

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Summary

Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan. Its fragrant leaves are commonly used for flavoring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia, some South Asian cuisines and in Hainanese cuisine from China.

Text from Wikipedia, “Pandanus amaryllifolius”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written. Kept separate from everything derived here.

About the genus · Pandanus

Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. More on Wikipedia ›

The opening of Wikipedia, “Pandanus”, CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted as written.

Family

Pandanaceae

Described by

Roxb. ex Lindl.

Native to

Maluku

Wild records

1 in range· 0 open

Also known as Pandanus hasskarlii Merr.; Pandanus latifolius Hassk.; Pandanus latifolius var. minor Hassk.; Pandanus odorus Ridl.

Cultivation

Nothing derived: no habitat climate for this species, and the archetype table has no figure for its genus or family.

Climate across the habitat

No habitat climate can be derived: Only 1 distinct land cell of the climate grid holds an in-range record; three are needed for an envelope.

Natural habitat

Native range as published by WCVP.

No openly licensed record to show inside the range.

NativeMaluku· introduced: China South-Central, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, New Guinea

Kew's description“shrub” · “wet tropical”· quoted from WCVP, RBG Kew (CC BY 4.0); not derived here

Evidence usedThe map marker rests on all 1 georeferenced record inside the native range; none carries a licence permitting republication, so the map shows no points. 78 records outside the range (gardens, roadsides, misidentifications) ignored. Under a dozen records: treat the map as indicative. No climate envelope is derived for this species.

Photographs

Photographs: Sri Srikumar, CC0, iNaturalist via GBIF; chiuluan, CC BY, iNaturalist via GBIF (2); Quentin Groom, CC0, iNaturalist via GBIF.

Photographs: iNaturalist did not answer when this page was built; what is shown came from the sources that did.

Papers naming this species

Works whose title or abstract names Pandanus amaryllifolius, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.

Profiling of phenolic compounds and their antioxidant and anticancer activities in pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.) extracts from different locations of Malaysia

Ali Ghasemzadeh, Hawa Z. E. Jaafar (2013) · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Antioxidative properties of Pandanus amaryllifolius leaf extracts in accelerated oxidation and deep frying studies

Fatihanim Mohd Nor, Suhaila Mohamed, Nor Aini Idris, Razali Ismail (2008) · Food Chemistry

Identification and Quantitation of the Rice Aroma Compound, 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline, in Bread Flowers (Vallaris glabra Ktze)

Sugunya Wongpornchai, Tinakorn Sriseadka, Suppachai Choonvisase (2002) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Bioactive metabolites of Diaporthe sp. P133, an endophytic fungus isolated from Pandanus amaryllifolius

Melfei E. Bungihan, Mario A. Tan, Mariko Kitajima, Noriyuki Kogure (2011) · Journal of Natural Medicines

Purification and characterization of a new antiviral protein from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius (Pandanaceae)

Linda S. M. Ooi, Samuel S. M. Sun, Vincent E. C. Ooi (2004) · The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

The use of spray drying to microencapsulate 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, a major flavour component of aromatic rice

Muanmai Apintanapong, Athapol Noomhorm (2003) · International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Structural characterization of piperidine alkaloids from Pandanus amaryllifolius by inverse-detected 2D NMR techniques

Maribel G. Nonato, Mary J. Garson, Roger J.W. Truscott, John A. Carver (1993) · Phytochemistry

Structure Characterization, Biomimetic Total Synthesis, and Optical Purity of Two New Pyrrolidine Alkaloids, Pandamarilactonine-A and -B, Isolated from Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.

Hiromitsu Takayama, Tomotake Ichikawa, Toshiyuki Kuwajima, Mariko Kitajima (2000) · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Antifungal activity of Streptomyces spp. isolated from rhizosphere of Thai medicinal plants.

Sutthinan Khamna, Akira Yokota, John F. Peberdy, Saisamorn Lumyong (2009) · International journal of integrative biology

Histochemical and biochemical analysis of major aroma compound (2-acetyl-1-pyrroline) in basmati and other scented rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Altafhusain B. Nadaf, S. Krishnan, Kantilal V. Wakte (2006) · Current Science

Optimization of HS-SPME conditions for quantification of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline and study of other volatiles in Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.

Kantilal V. Wakte, Ratnakar J. Thengane, Narendra Jawali, Altafhusain B. Nadaf (2009) · Food Chemistry

Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline from Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb

Paramita Bhattacharjee, Amol C. Kshirsagar, Rekha S. Singhal (2004) · Food Chemistry

Other Pandanus 2 in the reference

Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae

Pandanus utilis Common Screwpine

History & registers

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Every upstream is recorded as having answered, reported nothing, or refused. Only “nothing to report” is ever shown as an absence. Records came from 11 datasets via GBIF.org; each carries its own licence.