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Pandanus amaryllifolius
In Singapore: Pandan, Fragrant Pandan, Scented Pandan, Screwpine, Fragrant Screwpine, Indonesian Screwpine, Pandan Rampeh, Pandan Wangi, Daun Pandan, 班兰 (Grown in Singapore)
Fragrant pandan is a tropical shrub grown mainly for its long, fragrant leaves used to flavour food across Southeast Asia. It thrives in warm, humid conditions with steady moisture and some sun.
Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan ( or ~ PUN-done; Malay: [ˈpandan]). Its fragrant leaves are commonly used for flavoring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia, some South Asian cuisines (such as Sri Lankan cuisine) and in the Hainanese cuisine from China.
Pandanus brosimos · Pandanus conoideus · Karuka · Screw Pine · Tahitian screwpine · Common screwpine · Screwpine
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pandanus amaryllifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
