Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl.

Fragrant pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) is a shrub up to 2 meters tall of the Pandanaceae family, native to Southeast Asia and spreading to other tropical regions. Its distinctively fragrant leaves are essential to many Nusantara snacks, and are also used for weaving, roofing, and as a natural fragrance. Traditionally, fragrant pandan is also believed to stimulate appetite and relieve rheumatism.

Grows wild along riverbanks, swamps, and other somewhat moist locations. Thrives from coastal areas up to elevations of 500 m above sea level. Favors locations with full sun.

• Roots taproot, white. 
• Stem round with leaf scar marks and branching.
• Leaves simple, ribbon-shaped with a tapering tip and smooth margins, green, reaching a length of 55-75 cm and a width of 4-5 cm.
• Flowers compound and cluster-shaped, dioecious, white.

• Propagated vegetatively using single shoots with hanging roots.
• Seedling sowing, with a planting spacing of 10 x 10 cm in the nursery.
• Planting, planting holes 30 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm, spacing 40 cm x 40 cm in the production field.

Alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, polyphenols, the protein pandanin, pandanamine, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2AP).

Stimulates appetite; treats nerve weakness, rheumatism and body aches; addresses dandruff and hair loss; anti-herpes; soothes the throat; lowers high blood pressure; eliminates ringworm.

• Select a sufficient amount of fresh pandan leaves.
• Wash the material thoroughly and drain.
• Chop the leaves, then sun-dry for ± 7 days.
• Once dry, store in an airtight container.

Pandan rampe (Java), Seuke bangu, Pandan jau, Pandan bebau, Pandan rempai (Sumatra), Pondang, Pondan, Ponda (Sulawesi), Arrum (Bali).