Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson
| Ordre | Pandanales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Pandanaceae |
| Genre | Pandanus |
2n =
Origine : Pacifique, Australie,
Asie du Sud-Est
sauvage et cultivé
| Français | ' |
|---|---|
| Anglais | ' |
- planté en haies
- feuilles et racines en vannerie
- fleurs : substitut du tabac
- fruit et graines comestibles
- bois d'œuvre
- fleurs mâles : parfum, arôme alimentaire
- boutons floraux et jeunes feuilles : légume
- médicinal : spadice, fleurs, anthères, feuilles, racines
Sommaire
Description
jeune plante
base des feuilles
racines aériennes
racines aériennes
fleurs mâles
fruit vert
fruit mûr
segments de fruit
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Noms populaires
| français | vacoa, baquois |
| anglais | pandang oil plant, pandanus palm, textile screw pine, thatch screw pine (Mansfeld) |
| espagnol | palma de tornillo (Colombie) (Mansfeld) |
| arabe | kadi (Mansfeld) |
| sanscrit | ketaki (Mansfeld) |
| hindi | केवडा۪ - keora, केवडा - kevda, केवडा - kewra (Mansfeld) |
| Bengale | keya (Mansfeld) |
| Indonésie | pandan pudak (général) (PROSEA) |
| Thaïlande | kaaraket, kaaraket daang, lam chiak nuu (Bangkok) (PROSEA) |
| Vietnam | cay jua (Mansfeld) |
| Polynésie | fala (Tokelau Islands, Samoa...) (Mansfeld) |
| tahitien | lauhala |
| Hawaii | hala (Mansfeld) |
Classification
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson (1773)
Nombreuses variétés (ou cultivars ?).
Cultivars
Histoire
Hitchcock (1921)
Usages
tissage de natte (Hawaï)
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Cultivated in the native area as well as in Central India and S Arabia. Multipurpose plant: Hedge plant, leaves and roots are used as wreathing material for mats, baskets, ropes and nets. In the Andaman Isl. and New Caledonia, leaves are used for wrapping cigars whereas flowers are taken as tobacco substitute. The wood is used in the construction of native houses in the Tokelau Isl. Perfume plant (male flowers used for perfume production and as flavouring substance for food) and fruit plant. Flower buds and inner parts of the leaves are eaten as vegetable. Seeds edible. Flowers, leaves, and roots are important in folk medicine. Plant extracts possess diuretic activity. The anthers are used for headache, earache and blood diseases, the spadix juice for rheumatic arthritis in animals. With respect to different kinds of utilization, the species is often confused with others because they are difficult to distinguish when only e.g. roots are available. The species is very polymorphous. Numerous varieties and forms exist which have been selected for diverse uses. They had been sometimes described as own species. From the various varieties are cultivated:
- var. laevis : Cultivated in Java and the Moluccas as perfume plant. In Polynesia, hats, mats etc. are produced from dried leaves.
- var. pulposus : Cultivated as fruit plant in numerous cultivars. The pulp is eaten raw or cooked, the sugar-rich juice which tastes like apple is used as beverage.
- var. samak : Cultivated for obtaining wattling material in Java and Sulawesi.
Références
- Elevitch, Craig (ed.), 2006. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: their culture, environment, and use. Holualoa, Hawai'i, Permanent Agriculture Resources. 816 p. Agroforestry télécharger le pdf
- Rollet, Bernard et coll., 2010. Arbres des Petites Antilles. Tome 1 : Introduction à la dendrologie. 276 p. Tome 2 : Description des espèces. 866 p. + 46 pl. coul. + CD de photos sur l'anatomie du bois. Basse-Terre, ONF. Voir sur Pl@ntUse : Pandanus tectorius et Pandanus variegatus.
