Fragrant Pandan
(Pandanus Amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl)
Fragrant Pandan
(Pandanus Amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl)
Fragrant Pandan originated in Southeast Asia and then spread to various tropical regions. Based on its uses, this plant is utilized as a hedge plant, weaving material, traditional medicine, roofing material, a cigarette paper substitute, a beverage ingredient, a fragrance, a food coloring, and a cooking spice.
It grows wild along riverbanks, swamps, and other places where the soil is moderately moist. It thrives from coastal areas up to an altitude of 500 m a.s.l.. It prefers locations with full sunlight.
Root: Taproot, colored white.
Stem: Round with scars from the leaf bases and is branched.
Leaves: Simple, ribbon-shaped (ensiform) with a pointed tip and entire margins, green in color, reaching a length of 55–75 cm and a width of 4–5 cm.
Flowers: Compound (inflorescence) and head-shaped (bongol), dioecious (separate male and female plants), and white in color.
Propagation is done vegetatively using single shoots that have aerial roots.
Seedling Nursery: Seedlings are grown with a planting distance of 10 cm×10 cm in the nursery area.
Planting: Planting holes are 30 cm×30 cm×30 cm, with a planting distance of 40 cm×40 cm in the production area.
It acts as an appetite stimulant, a remedy for nerve weakness, rheumatism, and body aches (pegal linu), treats dandruff and hair loss, is anti-herpes, a throat reliever, lowers high blood pressure, and eliminates tinea versicolor (panu).
Alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, pandanin protein, pandanamine, and 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP) (a key aromatic compound).
Socfindo Conservation. 2021. Pandan Wangi. https://www.socfindoconservation.co.id/plant/270 (24-04-2023)