Pandanaceae FAMILY

Freycinetia arborea

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Freycinetia arborea is a vigorous, evergreen, woody climbing plant that can reach into the forest canopy, with lateral stems that can grow from 0.5 to 2 metres in length. 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific Islands - Hawaii, Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia.

HabitatOften abundant in the understory of mesic and wet forests and is easily visible either at ground level or at eye level attached to tree trunks. Also found on exposed ridges and slopes at higher elevations. Found at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ].