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'''Pandanus facicularis''' is an aromatic monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is native to Polynesia, Australia, South Asia (Andaman Islands) and the Philippines. It is also found wild in southern India and Burma. It is commonly known as fragrant screw-pine.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Flu}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}} {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Scabies}} {{Uses|Leucoderma}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Colic}} {{Uses|Hepatitis}}, {{Uses|Smallpox}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}} {{Uses|Syphilis}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|FlowersRoot}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಕೇದಗೆ Kedage, ಕೇದಗಿ Kedagi, ಕೇದಿಗೆ kedige|ml=Kainaari, Kaitha|sa=Hanilha, Jambul|ta=Ketakai, Talai|te=Mogali, Gedaga, Gojjangi, Ketaki|hi=Gagan-dhul, Jambala|en= Kewda, Fragrant Screw Pine}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Sword-shaped|Leaves grow in clusters at the branch tips, with rosettes of sword-shaped, stiff (leather-like) and spiny bluish-green, fragrant leaves.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering season is December to April}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is December to April}}
===Other features===
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_odorifer#cite_note-6 Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.32, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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