Knowra Pandanus Pandanus Pandanus is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs, often called screw-pines, distinguished by spiraling leaves and supporting prop roots. Its species produce varied fruits and occupy coastal, wetland, and forest habitats.
Prop roots : Roots that grow from a plant stem above ground and provide additional support. Many pandanus species brace tall, top-heavy trunks with roots descending from the stem.
Pandanus amaryllifolius : A tropical pandanus species cultivated for its fragrant leaves, used in Southeast Asian cooking. Its leaves flavor rice, desserts, and other foods, unlike the chiefly structural uses of many relatives.
Pandanaceae : A family of tropical flowering plants that includes the genus Pandanus. Pandanus is the largest and best-known genus in this family.
Pandanus tectorius fruit : The compound fruit of Pandanus tectorius, formed from many tightly packed sections. Its edible segments illustrate the food value of some pandanus fruits.
Phyllotaxis : The arrangement of leaves around a plant stem, often following regular geometric patterns. Pandanus leaves spiral around the stem, giving screw-pines their characteristic form.
Pandanus tectorius : A widespread coastal pandanus species valued for edible fruit and useful leaves. Its fruit and leaves support food and craft traditions across Pacific islands.
Screw pine : A common name for plants of the genus Pandanus, whose leaves grow in spiral arrangements. The name describes the genus's spiraling leaf pattern, not a relationship to true pines.
Pandanus spiralis : A pandanus species native to northern Australia, commonly found in wet tropical habitats. Its presence in wetlands shows that the genus is not limited to beaches.
Drupe : A fleshy fruit with a hard inner layer enclosing a seed, as in a peach or coconut. Pandanus fruits are often composed of many closely packed, drupe-like sections.
Pandanus utilis : A Madagascar-origin pandanus cultivated in tropical regions for its fibrous leaves. Its leaves are used to make mats, baskets, and other woven goods.
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