The main component of colorful leaves is 2- acetyl-1- pyrroline (2AP), which is easy to arouse people's appetite, and has the functions of enhancing cell vitality, accelerating metabolism and improving human immunity. It is mainly used in food and beverage industry, making cakes, drinks, sweets, etc., and is known as "Oriental vanilla". Colorful leaves have been planted and produced in Hainan for more than 60 years, which is not only an exotic product, but also a part of Hainan's food culture, with a long history of utilization and rich cultural connotation. This crop has the characteristics of good seedling raising, good planting, good management, good harvesting, good processing and good market prospect, high economic value and low technical threshold. It benefits from planting for many years at a time, and it is a dominant crop planted under the "Three Trees" forest in Hainan, and is expected to develop into a "fulcrum" industry with Hainan characteristics and efficient agricultural transformation and upgrading.
Colorful leaves originated in Maluku Islands, Indonesia, and spread to China, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries. The Indonesian language is Duan-Pandan or Panda, the Malaysian language is Pandan-Rampeh or Pandan-Wangi, the Thai language is Bai-Toey-Hom, the English language is Pandan, and the French language is Pandanus. German Schraubenpalme, Italian Pandano, Portuguese and Spanish Pandano are called "Guo Jin Huan" in China Dai language.