Dear All, As usual things are a bit more complicated. This is what I found on the net.
------- Short Communication Collection, characterization and olfactory evaluation of Pandanus species in Southern India Rahul L. Zanana1 and Altafhusain B. Nadafa1 c1 a1 Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune 411007, India Abstract A detailed survey along the coastal regions of Southern India revealed the occurrence of seven Pandanus species, viz. P. kaida Kurz., P. odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntz., P. canaranus Warb., P. furcatus Roxb., P. thwaitesii Mart., P. foetidus Roxb and a new species P. palakkadensis Nadaf, Zanan & Wakte. The fragrance of staminate inflorescences of these species was compared with the fragrance of commercial staminate inflorescences of P. odorifer. P. thwaitesii, P. kaida and P. palakkadensis recorded comparable fragrance with that of P. odorifer. The study reveals the fragrance potential of these species, which could be exploited commercially for extraction of essential oil. (Received February 24 2011) (Accepted May 04 2011) ----------- Could somebody throw more light on this.. Thanks. Mohan Chunkath On Jul 20, 7:40 pm, Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Friend, > Valmiki mentioned about Ketak or Ketaki in his > Ramayan.It is known as SCREW-PINE in English.Scientifically it is known as > Pandanus odoratissimus.Chakravarti S Venkatesh gives some interesting input > about the plant. > "I t appears that the ancient Hindus,like the Babylonians,had some > inkling of the presence of sex in plants.For example,the male plants of the > Screwpine were called Ketaki viphala or Dhulipushpika,the female as Svarna > Ketaki,and the male and female together as Ketakidvayam meaning a pair of > Ketakis." > Attaching an image of KETAKI. > > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > Ketak.jpg > 124KViewDownload
