Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPandanales
FamilyPandanaceae
GenusPandanus
Scientific name with authorshipPandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Athrodactylis spinosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Bromelia sylvestris Burm.f.Hasskarlia leucacantha Walp.Keura odora Thunb.Keura odorifera Forssk.Marquartia leucacantha Hassk.Pandanus adduensis H.St.JohnPandanus albibracteatus H.St.JohnPandanus alloios H.St.JohnPandanus ambiglaucus H.St.JohnPandanus blancoi KunthPandanus boryi Gaudich.Pandanus carnosus H.St.JohnPandanus chelyon H.St.JohnPandanus fascicularis Lam.Pandanus fosbergii H.St.JohnPandanus globosus H.St.JohnPandanus hartmanii H.St.JohnPandanus hendersonii H.St.JohnPandanus hueensis H.St.JohnPandanus impar H.St.JohnPandanus inclinatus H.St.JohnPandanus incrassatus H.St.JohnPandanus integriapicis H.St.JohnPandanus intraconicus H.St.JohnPandanus karikayo H.St.JohnPandanus leucanthus Hassk.Pandanus linnaei Gaudich.Pandanus linnaei f. philippinensis MartelliPandanus linnaei subsp. philippinensis MartelliPandanus linnei SchaedtlerPandanus loureiroi Gaudich.Pandanus maldivecus H.St.JohnPandanus obtusus H.St.JohnPandanus odoratissimus L.f.Pandanus odoratissimus f. ferreus (Y.Kimura) Hatus., 1994Pandanus odoratissimus f. vietnamensis (H.St.John) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus subsp. borneensis (Martelli) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus subsp. hueensis (H.St.John) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus subsp. loureiroi (Gaudich.) MartelliPandanus odoratissimus subsp. sarawakensis (Martelli) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus subsp. sinensis (Warb.) Kaneh.Pandanus odoratissimus subsp. triceps B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus subsp. vietnamensis (H.St.John) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus var. borneensis (Martelli) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus var. hueensis (H.St.John) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus var. loureiroi (Gaudich.) MartelliPandanus odoratissimus var. sarawakensis (Martelli) B.C.StonePandanus odoratissimus var. sinensis (Warb.) Kaneh.Pandanus odoratissimus var. triceps B.C.StonePandanus odoratus Salisb.Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Chiov.Pandanus phamhoangii H.St.JohnPandanus projectens H.St.JohnPandanus remotus H.St.JohnPandanus reversispiralis H.St.JohnPandanus rheedei Gaudich.Pandanus rubricoloratus H.St.JohnPandanus rumphii Gaudich.Pandanus samak Hassk.Pandanus semiorbicularis H.St.JohnPandanus sinensis (Warb.) MartelliPandanus smitinandii H.St.JohnPandanus spiralis BlancoPandanus subcarnosus H.St.JohnPandanus subcubicus H.St.JohnPandanus subulatus H.St.JohnPandanus tectorius Sol.Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Balf.f., 1774Pandanus tectorius subsp. borneensis MartelliPandanus tectorius subsp. loureiroi (Gaudich.) MartelliPandanus tectorius subsp. sarawakensis MartelliPandanus tectorius subsp. sinensis Warb.Pandanus tectorius var. borneensis MartelliPandanus tectorius var. ferreus Y.KimuraPandanus tectorius var. liukiuensis Warb.Pandanus tectorius var. loureiroi (Gaudich.) MartelliPandanus tectorius var. samak (Hassk.) Warb.Pandanus tectorius var. sarawakensis MartelliPandanus tectorius var. sinensis Warb.Pandanus tectorius var. utinensis Masam.Pandanus verus Rumph.Pandanus verus Rumph. ex KurzPandanus verus subsp. flaccidus KurzPandanus verus subsp. littoralis KurzPandanus verus var. flaccidus KurzPandanus verus var. littoralis KurzPandanus vietnamensis H.St.John
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier671284-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaSEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.