Pandanus kaida

Pandanus kaida
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Pandanaceae
Genus:	Pandanus
Species:	P. kaida
Binomial name
Pandanus kaida Kurz, J. Roy. Asiat. Soc. Bengal. 38: 148. 1869.
Synonyms[1]
Pandanus candelabrum (Gaudich.) Kurz nom. illeg. Pandanus forceps Martelli Pandanus siamensis F.N.Williams Pandanus unipapillatus Dennst. Tuckeya candelabrum Gaudich.

Pandanus kaida is a monocot species of plant in the Pandanaceae family, known only in cultivation.^[2] It is native to India, Sri Lanka.

In culture

"Weta keyiya" (sinhala).

Uses

live fencing; medicinal; polen-insect repellent. leaves- mats, boxes, hats.

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. Kun Sun and Robert A. DeFilipps (2010). "Pandanus kaida Kurz". Flora of China 23.

• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259135
• http://eol.org/pages/1081768/overview
• http://base.sp2000.cn/colchina_e13/show_species_details.php?name_code=107de7dd-e8b7-4b93-99ab-a01afa5527c4