Freycinetia is one of the five extant genera in the flowering plant family Pandanaceae. As of November 2024[update], the genus comprises approximately 300 species. The type species is Freycinetia arborea.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Pandanaceae |
| Genus: | Freycinetia Gaudich.[1] |
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Description
editSpecies of Freycinetia are woody lianas which climb by means of adventitious roots. The stem of the largest of them may reach up to 7 cm (2.8 in) diameter, but most are much smaller. Leaves are simple, long linear to ovate, sessile; they are arranged in three spirals and venation is parallel. Leaf margins are often toothed or with small spines; the underside of the midrib may also be toothed. Inflorescences are terminal on normal leafy shoots or specialised lateral shoots, and are branched (rarely unbranched) spadices. All species are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. The fruit is a berry, usually grouped into cylindrical or globose 'heads', often red in colour.[2][4][3]
Distribution
editThe species are distributed through the tropics and subtropics of Southeast Asia and Oceania. They are found in Sri Lanka, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Marianas, the Caroline Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, the Society Islands, the Australian states of the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand, as well as other smaller island groups throughout the Pacific.[1]
They have been found growing in tropical forests, coastal forests, humid mountain forests and associated biomes, from sea level to mountains cloud forests.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
editThe genus was created by French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1924 to accommodate plants he collected during an exploratory voyage of the Pacific between 1817 and 1820. He named it for Admiral Louis de Freycinet, the commander of the ship he sailed on.[5][6]: 199 Initially, Gaudichaud included three species, namely F. aborea, F. radicans, and F. scandens.[6]
Species with articles
editFor a complete list of species, see List of Freycinetia species
- Freycinetia arborea Gaudich. – Pacific Islands
- Freycinetia excelsa F.Muell. – Australia, New Guinea[7]
- Freycinetia marginata Blume – Australia, New Guinea[8]
- Freycinetia multiflora Merr. – Philippines
- Freycinetia scandens Gaudich. – Australia, New Guinea, Malesia[9]
- Freycinetia sumatrana Merr. – Indo-China, Malesia
Gallery
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Freycinetia banksii -
Frecinetia aborea -
Frecinetia aborea fruit -
Freycinetia excelsa -
Freycinetia cumingiana -
Freycinetia elegantula -
Freycinetia marginata -
Freycinetia marginata with spadices -
Freycinetia luzonensis
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Freycinetia Gaudich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Wilson, A.J.G.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Freycinetia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Freycinetia". Flora of China (eFloras). Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Stone, B.C. (1983). "A Guide to Collecting Pandanaceae (Pandanus, Freycinetia, and Sararanga)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 70 (1): 137–145. doi:10.2307/2399011. JSTOR 2399011.
- ^ "Freycinetia arborea - Meet the Plants". National Tropical Botanic Gardens. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ a b Stone, B.C. (1968). "Materials for a Monograph of Freycinetia (Pandanaceae) III. Freycinetia corneri, a New Species from Malaya". Brittonia. 20 (3): 198–202. doi:10.2307/2805441. JSTOR 2805441.
- ^ F.A. Zich; B.Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan. "Freycinetia excelsa". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK8). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ F.A. Zich; B.Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan. "Freycinetia marginata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK8). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ F.A. Zich; B.Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan. "Freycinetia scandens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK8). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 27 May 2021.