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Screw-Pine

Ketaki, Pandanus odoratissimus

Ketaki, a page from some book

“A highly fragrant plant with spinous sword-like pointed leaves”
(Referred to Randhawa, M. S. Kangra Paintings on Love)

An essential oil is obtained from the male flowers that is to say kewra attar.

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