As medicine, Ganjam Kewda Flower , Screw pine is useful in treatment of eye ailments and respiratory disorders. It is a favourite flower offering to Lord Ganesha
Ganjam Kewda Flower (Thale huvu) Did you know that Ganjam Kewda Flower (Screw pine), a plant native to the state of Odisha, primarily in the Ganjam district, has been identified as a Geographical Indications (with GI tag) in India? Ganjam Kewda Flower, with botanical name for its plant as Pandanus fascicularis Lamk (Pandanaceae), is known as Ketakipushpa in Ayurveda, Screw pine in English. It is a densely branched shrub indigenous to seacoast of the Indian Peninsula, Andaman, and other humid parts of India. It is particularly known as Ganjam Kewda Flower as 90% of the commercial production of the Kewda flower from the plant is estimated to occur in the coastal state of Odisha in India. It is associated mostly with the Ganjam district. It is a well-known scent producing and flavoring agent. In view of its great economic importance to the Ganjam district it has been registered, under the Geographical Indications (GI tag) of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act by Gov...
