Freycinetia wamenaensis

Botanical Description

Freycinetia wamenaensis is a moderately vigorous, evergreen climbing plant with woody stems that can grow around 15 metres into trees[ 1815 Title The Pandan flora of Foja-Mamberamo Game Reserve and Baliem Valley, Papua-Indonesia Publication Reinwardtia 13 (3): 271-297 Author Keim A.P. Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. The plant produces slender aerial roots along the length of the stem, which attaches the plant to the tree or shrub on which it is growing[ 350 Title National Tropical Botanical Garden Publication Author Website http://ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description General information on almost 400 species, with descriptions, habitats and some uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre.