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Pandanus foetidus
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Family:
PANDANACEAE
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Citation: Pandanus foetidus Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 742. 1832; Hook f., Fl. Brit. India 6. 483. 1893.
Pandanus thwaitesii sensu Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1570(1095). 1931; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 429. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 330. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 494. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 407. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 27,34. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 481. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 355. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 747. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 470. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 363. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 748. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 521. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 900. 2009, non Mart. 1904.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattukaitha
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs with stilt roots. Leaves spirally arranged; linear-lanceolate, acuminate, spiny along the margins and midrib below, glabrous, to 1.5 m long. Spadix branched, spathe ovate, acute. Male flowers in 5-6 cm long catkins; filaments 1 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India
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Aquatic:
Yes
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
700-1200
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Localities:
Sholayar, Choodal, Mlappara, Pezha, Aruvanpara, Arampa, Pooyamkutty, Thalichola, Kulathupuzha, Athirumala, Attayar, Meenmutty
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