Pandanus furcatus Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 71 1814. (Syn: Barrotia diodon Gaudich.; Pandanus crassipes Wall. ex Balf.f.; Pandanus diodon (Gaudich.) Martelli; Pandanus furcatus var. indica Kurz; Pandanus furcatus var. macrocarpus Schaedtler; Pandanus horridus Reinw. ex Blume ; Pandanus spinifructus Dennst.; Rykia furcata (Roxb.) de Vriese) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 and efi thread;
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Pandanus furcatus found only in southern India. And P. nepalensis in North eastern region as per efi thread;
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Family: Pandanaceae The carpels in the fruit are distinct and the habitat is evergreen forest away from coast hence this would be P. furcatus. The other P. odoratissimus carpels are connate and the plants are usually on the coast. You may check on your Andaman pictures. fruit of Pandanas: date of collection-24/03/2010 The carpels are distinct and not connate in groups hence this is P. furcatus Roxb.
The other ID characters are ‘no smell’ and occurence at inland forests away from coast. Anmod Ghat :: Pandanus furcatus :: DVFEB68/101 : 3 posts by 2 authors.
Anmod Ghat … NH4A descending from Anmod, Karnataka to Mollem, Goa Date: 23 APR 2011 … Altitude: descends from about 640 m asl to 90 m asl
Pandanus furcatus Roxb. … (family: Pandanaceae) Beautiful presentation..!! Pandanus furcatus Tree for id – 24032019SH3 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Tree for id pl. Any Pandanus sp. ? sapling of kevda? That’s what I presume … Pandanus odoratissimus … As per the photograph, it looks to be Pandanus nepalensis. However, detailed analysis is necessary for confirmation. . References:
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