Cyperaceae

Scirpodendron ghaeri (Gaertn.) Merr.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Scirpodendron

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Scirpodendron ghaeri: Scirpodendron ghaeri , infructescens close up. From Simeulue, Aceh . — Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Indonesian: Pandan air

Synonyms

Chionanthus ghaeri Gaertn.
Hypolytrum costatum Thwaites
Ptychocaryum ghaeri (Gaertn.) H.Pfeiff.
Scirpodendron costatum Kurz
Scirpodendron pandaniforme Zipp. ex Kurz
Scirpodendron sulcatum Miq.
Scleria macrocarpa Wall.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native

Photos

Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.