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It contains phytochemicals, namely, lignans and isoflavones, coumestrol, alkaloids, steroids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, glycosides, proteins, amino acids as well as vitamins and nutrients.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=|en=thatch Thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala Hala tree|gu=|hi=|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}

{{Leaf|Simple, spirally arranged|sawSaw-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|Bisexual||cream 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|Simple Fruit|ovoidOvoid|diameter 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|}} 

A plant of the lowland tropics. It can tolerate occasional temperatures down to almost freezing. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. Grows well in sandy soils. Does well in poor or highly alkaline soils. Succeeds in sun or partial shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aps/2014/120895/ "chemistry"Chemistry]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/10/05/kewda-flower-screw-pine-ketaki/"Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pandanus+tectorius "Cultivation"]</ref>