Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الكيذا
English translation:
pandanus tectorius
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Feb 17, 2021 17:38
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Arabic term
الكيذا
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Botany
I'm working on an Omani text and have come across this tree. I just can't figure out what it is called in English. I found a website referring to it as Keedha, but that's just a straight transliteration. Is there an actual translation for the name of this tree?
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pandanus tectorius
يعرف هذا النوع من النبات علميا باسم pandanus tectorius
https://dayalamar.ahlamontada.com/t312-topic
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Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It grows in the coastal lowlands typically near the edge of the ocean. Common names in English include thatch screwpine, Tahitian screwpine, hala tree, pandanus, and pu hala in Hawaiian
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Pandanus Pygmaeus Plant
Modern Plants Live Kevda/Kewda/Pandanus Pygmaeus Plant
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Note added at 24 mins (2021-02-17 18:02:21 GMT)
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Note added at 24 mins (2021-02-17 18:02:21 GMT)
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Example sentence:
https://www.amazon.in/Modern-Plants-Kevda-Pandanus-Pygmaeus/dp/B07X6NDTJS
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Pandanus/Pandanus odoratissimus/Pandanus odorifer/Omani pandanus
Pandanus odoratissimus (as per Bahraini official news paper)
بدأت أشجار جديدة من نوع الكاذي العطر بالنمو في مسوّرة محمية في مرتفعات خضرفي بمحافظة ظفار، على بعد 160 كيلومتراً من مدينة صلالة في جنوب سلطنة عمان.
http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/420828.html
There are 750 accepted species of this plant. You can see some of selected in this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus#Selected_species
And here the list of all of them (thousands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pandanus_species
Pandanus (only) which I would go for to be safe unless you confirm the exact name from the omani tourism department.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
Pandanus odorifer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_odorifer
Omani pandanus : This name I created, not published anywhere, so I have no link.
بدأت أشجار جديدة من نوع الكاذي العطر بالنمو في مسوّرة محمية في مرتفعات خضرفي بمحافظة ظفار، على بعد 160 كيلومتراً من مدينة صلالة في جنوب سلطنة عمان.
http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/420828.html
There are 750 accepted species of this plant. You can see some of selected in this link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus#Selected_species
And here the list of all of them (thousands)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pandanus_species
Pandanus (only) which I would go for to be safe unless you confirm the exact name from the omani tourism department.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
Pandanus odorifer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_odorifer
Omani pandanus : This name I created, not published anywhere, so I have no link.
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Pandan trees/screw palms
Pandan or screw palm are common names for the scientific species 'Pandanus'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus
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