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==Chemical Composition==
It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.
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==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple, spirally arranged|saw-like margins|90–150 cm (3.0–4.9 ft) in length and 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) in width}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual||cream white|| Male flowers, known as racemes, are small, fragrant, and short-lived, lasting only a single day. The flowers are grouped in 3 and gathered in large clusters surrounded by big, white bracts. these clusters are about 1 ft in length and are fragrant. Female flowers resemble pineapples.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple Fruit|ovoid|diameter of 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) and a length of 8–30 cm (3.1–11.8 in). The fruit is made up of 38–200 wedge-like phalanges, often referred to as keys or carpels, which have an outer fibrous husk and are 8 inches in length.||yellow, orange, or red with a green|}}
===Other features===
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aps/2014/120895/ "chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
