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Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.
Synonym
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Pandanus hasskarlii
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Family
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Pandanaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam- Biriyanichedi
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Distribution
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Native of Indonesia
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Distribution in kerala
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Thrissur, Malappuram, Palakkad,
Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Habitat
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Cultivated
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Uses
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Leaf extracts have been thought to reduce fever, relieve
indigestion and flatulence, and act as a cardiotonic. The leaves are used in
perfume industry and also medicinally important as diuretic, anti-diabetic
and for skin diseases
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Key
botanical Charcters :
Unbranched shrubs, reaching to 1-1.5 m tall, slightly
leaning or erect stem with aerial root. Leaves light green, linear, sword
like with pointed tip, apex abruptly rounded-acute, the lateral pleates
obsolete, musky-scented. Juvenile leaves 30-65cm long and 2.5-4cm broad and
the adult leaves are up to 115 cm long and 7-8 cm wide. Margins usually
unarmed except at the extreme tip, There may be few minute prickles and also
on the portion of the midrib. Midrib at base rarely with a few short distant
retrose prickles are less than 1mm long.The plant is sterile with flowers
only growing rarely.  |
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