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Freycinetia Pseudograminifolia
''Freycinetia'' is one of the five extant genera in the flowering plant family Pandanaceae. The genus comprises approximately 180–200 species, most of them climbers. The species are distributed through the tropics and subtropics of South Asia and the western Pacific Ocean, from Sri Lanka eastwards through the mainland of Southeast Asia to the Melanesia floristic region, and southwards to northern Australia ( Queensland, Northern Territory, northern New South Wales), Norfolk Island, and New Zealand. '' F. banksii'' is the only extant New Zealand member of the family Pandanaceae, and is found naturally as far south as the temperate South Island. They have been found growing in tropical forests, coastal forests, humid mountain forests and associated biomes, from sea level to mountains cloud forests. The genus was named by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré for Admiral Louis de Freycinet, a 19th-century French explorer. Selected species *''Freycinetia aculeata'' Sina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freycinetia Arborea
''Freycinetia arborea'', ''Ieie'', is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to the Pacific Islands. ''Ieie'' is found in moist forest on the Hawaiian, Marquesas, Austral, Society, and Cook Islands. It grows into the forest canopy, attaching itself to a host tree using aerial roots. It may also grow as a sprawling tangle on the forest floor. The shiny green leaves have pointed ends and are spiny on the lower side of the midrib and along the edges. Leaves measure long and wide, and are spirally arranged around the ends of branches. Flowers form on spike-like inflorescences at the end of branches, and are either staminate or pistillate. Staminate spikes are yellowish-white and up to in length. Pistillate spikes are but elongate to once fruit are produced. Three to four spikes are surrounded by orange-salmon bracts. Fruit is long and contains many seeds. The bracts and fruit of the ''ieie'' were a favorite food of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |