Hillside screw-pine, Spiny straps
Pandanus kaida

Family: Pandanaceae

What it is like

A screwpine. It is a large herb. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are long and narrow. They have spines along the edge. They are 100 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. Male and female flowers are separate. Male flowers are in groups with spathes 45 cm long. There are 150 fruit in an oval head. The individual seeds are 3 cm long.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in shade in monsoon mixed forests a kilometre from the seashore in China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Malaysia, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Shoots

How it is grown

It is used as a hedge.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Pandanus candelabrum (Gaudich.) Kurz [Illegitimate]; Pandanus forceps Martelli; Pandanus siamensis F. N. Williams; Pandanus unipapillatus Dennst.; Tuckeya candelabrum Gaudich.;