Freycinetia vitiensis Seem. belongs to the Pandanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Freycinetia vitiensis, Lowry, P 7333--Fiji. Delaikoro Mtn. 3 Nov 2015. DSC08393 (441).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Pandanales
Family
Pandanaceae
Genus
Freycinetia
Specific Epithet
vitiensis
Authorship
Seem.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#66,758 of 335,497
Top 20%
Extinction probability
20%
Location
Fiji, Vanua Levu (Cakaudrove Prov.)
-16.626667, 179.017556
Location Remarks
Delaikoro Mountain. Road to cell tower, near the top. 926 m elev.
Collectors
Porter P. Lowry II, Jerome Munzinger, Gregory M. Plunkett, Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Alivereti Naikatini
Notes
Humid, mid-elevation forest to low, open cloud forest farther up the steep slopes. Climber to 5 m. Fruit globose, green.
