#freycinetia

[venomousdoll]

Apr 2025, Freycinetia

[drhoz]

#2570 - Freycinetia banksii - Kiekie

The Māori name is related to the Hawaiian ʻieʻie, from Proto-Oceanic *kiRekiRe for the genus in general.

A climbing screwpalm, with abundant aerial roots and stems up to 30m long. It grows over much of the North Island, but is restricted to those parts of the South Island with higher rainfall. In coastal karst areas often grows in massive impenetrable tangles.

The flowers are one of few in New Zealand apparenty ideal for bat pollination. Introduced rats eat most of the fruit and flowers over most of its range, causing disasterous reproductive failure. The introduced brushtail possums also devour the flowers and fruit they also disperse the seeds.

The fruit and succulent flower bracts were collected as a delicacy, the leaves for weaving, and the aerial roots for binding tools, nets, and sandals.

Pancake Rocks, New Zealand

[sempergrower]

Freycinetia cumingiana is from Philippines and her flowers are protected by pseudoleaf and they looks like small bonfiries

[wenbochenphoto]

Freycinetia sp., Mt. Mingan Luzon Island, the Philippines.

[naturetattooideas-blog]

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[haveyouatethisfruit]

Climbing Pandan Fruit

(freycinetia scandens)

Climbing pandan is native to Papua New Guinea, Malesia and Queensland. These spiky berries look a bit like a pineapple without its crown or something you'd find in the morus (mulberry) genus. In any case it looks a lot better than it tastes, with the flavour being described as a mixture of banana and lipstick. It's also reported to leave a burning sensation in the back of the throat. Birds love these fruits though, so maybe it should be left for them to feast on.

Have you eaten a climbing pandan fruit?

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Voting ended onDec 3, 2024

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[phytophiliac]

Freycinetia multiflora. Although the species name for this plant is multiflora, this is the first time i have seen two flowers that i could capture in the same frame. Freycinetia multiflora is a member of the Pandanaceae family and is native from the Philippines to Sulawesi. #Freycinetiamultiflora #Freycinetia #multiflora #Pandan #ClimbingPandan #CUGreenhouse #UniversityofColorado #botany #botanic #botanicphotography #flora #flower #inflorescence #macrophotography (at CU Greenhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUF1xYMEkd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lovecraftsgarden]

Freycinetia cumingiana

Climbing Freycinetia, Climbing Pananus

Can you even triforce though?

...Can you?

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