Freycinetia percostata, commonly known as climbing pandan, is a plant in the family Pandanaceae native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It is a root climber with stems up to a maximum of 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter. Leaves are long and narrow with parallel venation, and are arranged in closely packed spirals. Auricles are present at the leaf base and the margins are finely toothed. The species is dioecious, meaning that pistillate (functionally female) and staminate (functionally male) flowers are borne on separate plants. Inflorescences consist of spadices and are surrounded by orange bracts. Fruit are a multiple fruit consisting of numerous red berries about 1 cm (0.39 in) wide.[4][5][6]
| Climbing pandan | |
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| Ripening fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Freycinetia |
| Species: | F. percostata
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| Binomial name | |
| Freycinetia percostata | |
Conservation
editThis species is listed as vulnerable under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 14 November 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Freycinetia percostata". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Freycinetia percostata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Freycinetia percostata Merr. & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Freycinetia percostata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Wilson, A.J.G.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.g. (ed.). "Freycinetia percostata". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-9581742-1-3.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com