Pandanaceae FAMILY
Freycinetia funicularis
Freycinetia funicularis
Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Freycinetia funicularis is a tall, evergreen, climbing shrub, producing aerial roots that attach to other plants for support. The young flowers are sometimes harvested from the wild and consumed locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
HabitatMountain rainforests in the Solomon Islands at elevations around 900 metres[ 574 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 20 Publication Author Rehder A. (Editor) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1939 ISBN Description Includes a treatment of the Papuasian Freycinetia. It can be downloded from the Internet. ].