Keya

Common Name : Keya

 

Botanical Name : Pandanus fascicularis

It is a shrub with fragrant flowers. They are used to extract perfume, aromatic oil (kevda oil) and fragrant distillations (otto) called "keorra-ka-arak". These are stimulant and antispasmodic and are used against headache and rheumatism.
The flowers are also used to flavour food; kewda essence is used in numerous Indian sweets like rasgulla, petha (candied gourd or winter squash), rasmalai and burfi, especially in Rajasthan. The flower, however, is reputed to attract snakes.One of the sayings of Chanakya stresses its pleasant smell  ketaki flower Serpents live in your midst, you bear no edible fruits, your leaves are covered with thorns, you are crooked in growth, you thrive in mud, and you are not easily accessible. Still for your exceptional fragrance you are as dear as kinsmen to others. Hence, a single excellence overcomes a multitude of blemishes.

Some another Different commone name such as Keya, Pandan, Ketaky,Kevadaa, Keora, Kedage, pangz,Bonnong, Kegdi,Kaitha, Thaazha, Kevadaa ,Kia ,Keora ,Kētakī, Thazhambu, Mogali ,Kaedai etc.