Pandanus odoratissimus, Pandanus fascicularis

Used plant part - male flowers. They are almost exclusively used in the form of a watery distillate called kewra water. Flowers have a sweet, perfumed odor that has a pleasant quality similar to rose flowers, but kewra is more fruity. The distillate (kewra water, pandanus flower water) is quite diluted; it can be used by the teaspoon, often even by the tablespoon. Most delightful, richest, and powerful of perfumes even when dried. Root: antipyretic, expectorant, diuretic. Male inflorescence: cardiotonic.

Similar plants:

• Pandanus baptistii (Variegated Dwarf Pandanus, White-striped Pandanus)
• Pandanus nitidus, Pandanus stenophyllus, Freycinetia nitida (Narrow-leaved Pandanus)
• Pandanus pristis (Screw Palm)
• Pandanus pygmaeus (Dwarf Pandanus)
• Pandanus sp. (Screw Pine, Screw Palm)
• Pandanus tectorius, Pandanus spiralis (Screw Pine, Screw Palm)
• Pandanus utilis (Screw Pine)
• Pandanus veitchii (Dwarf Variegated Screw Pine)