Pandanus odorifer is an aromatic monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, native to Polynesia, Australia, South Asia (Andaman Islands), and the Philippines, and is also found wild in southern India and Burma.

P. odorifer grows widely at the St. Martin's Island of Bangladesh, although many have been destroyed by mass tourism initiatives.

It is a small branched, palm-like dioecious tree with a flexuous trunk supported by brace roots.

[5] In Yemen, they are predominantly found alongside flowing streams in the western escarpment foothills; Most common in high rainfall areas.

The tree is propagated vegetatively, by the offshoots of young plants that grow around the base of the trunk, but may also be increased by seed.

[7] According to Ibn al-'Awwam's 12th-century treatise on agriculture, the kadi is cultivated in a manner similar to that of the Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum).

On Ishigaki Island, south-west of Okinawa, it is customary to use parts of the plant during Bon festivities as an offering.